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| Young brothers die in house fire | Young brothers die in house fire |
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| Two brothers aged five and seven have died in a house fire in Sussex. | Two brothers aged five and seven have died in a house fire in Sussex. |
| The children were discovered dead inside the property on Milfoil Drive, Eastbourne, at about 1500 BST on Saturday, police said. | |
| Their mother, aged 29, was taken to the town's district hospital where she was treated for minor burns and bruises. | Their mother, aged 29, was taken to the town's district hospital where she was treated for minor burns and bruises. |
| Sussex police said the cause of the fire was unknown, and there was no evidence at this stage that it had been started deliberately. | |
| Billowing smoke | Billowing smoke |
| Investigators are carrying out a full forensic examination at the property, police said. | Investigators are carrying out a full forensic examination at the property, police said. |
| Caryl Williams, who lives opposite the house, told of seeing smoke billowing from the property. | Caryl Williams, who lives opposite the house, told of seeing smoke billowing from the property. |
| She said: "I looked out of the window and saw smoke just as the fire engines were coming round the corner. I saw a firefighter bring someone out, but I thought it was an adult - I didn't know it was those poor little boys. | She said: "I looked out of the window and saw smoke just as the fire engines were coming round the corner. I saw a firefighter bring someone out, but I thought it was an adult - I didn't know it was those poor little boys. |
| "I didn't know them but I'd seen them playing. They were lovely little boys, they'd just been bought a new trampoline and they looked like they were having so much fun." | "I didn't know them but I'd seen them playing. They were lovely little boys, they'd just been bought a new trampoline and they looked like they were having so much fun." |
| The house was cordoned off and neighbours laid flowers in front of the property, which had blackened walls and boarded up windows. | The house was cordoned off and neighbours laid flowers in front of the property, which had blackened walls and boarded up windows. |