A fire that swallowed through the neighborhood NJ, apparently started in the house of those killed 2 girls star-news.press/wp

Authorities say the fire that ran through the southern neighborhood in the new jersey, killing two young sisters, obviously began in its duplex

A fire that raced in the neighborhood of Southern New Jersey, killing two young sisters and burning six homes, obviously began in the duplexer where the girl’s family lived, on Friday, girl families lived on Friday.

The cause of fire in Millville remains under investigation, but it seems that it is not suspicious, said the main chief of fire John Wettstein.

The children’s father was injured in the flames, which lasted several hours to withdraw under control after the first was about 23 hours on Wednesday. Two houses were already engaged in the flames when firemen arrived, and the flame soon extended to the third. The heat was so intense to dissolve part of the fire truck and a parked car.

Initial efforts for firefighters have been hindered because the nearby hydrant did not work, Wettstein said. The crews had to run about 800 feet (about 240 meters) bowels in another hydrant and almost that length to fight the flames, which burned several hours before being brought in control.

The bodies of the girl, between the ages of 8 and 10, were found on Thursday afternoon in the middle of the ruins, city officials said. Their names were not released. Their father was treated in hospital for non-life injuries. His name is also not released

About two dozen residents were displaced with fire. One woman said that her three little kids surely avoided their burned home because Blaze woke up on her boyfriend, who managed to find them for safety.

Millville is about 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of Atlantic City.