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2 children killed in Forsyth County house fire

Published  October 5, 2019 1:29pm EDT
Cumming
FOX 5 Atlanta

Two children dead in Forsyth County house fire

The mother made it out alive, but first responders couldn't save her children

CUMMING, Ga. (FOX 5 Atlanta) - A community is in mourning after the deaths of two children in a Forsyth County house fire.

Fire crews were called to the home on the 2000 block of Apple Valley Court in Cumming, Georgia just after 2 a.m. Saturday

By the time the firefighters got to the scene, they found the home fully engulfed in flames.

The mother of the two children was able to get out without being harmed. First responders tried to save the two children, aged 9 and 12, but could not get into the home due to the intensity of the flames.  

Officials are not releasing the children's names.

"We are heartbroken. Our thoughts and prayers are with their family members during this sorrowful time," a Forsyth County Schools spokesperson said.

Investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire. Foul play has not been mentioned.