
British police have launched an investigation after two young children died in a house fire in Wolverhampton on Friday evening.
West Midlands Police officers were called to tackle the fire on Mason Street at around 8.30pm along with colleagues from West Midlands Fire Service and West Midlands Ambulance Service.
Firefighters entered the property and pulled the children out, but they could not be saved and were pronounced dead at the scene.
Two other children and a woman had left the house before emergency services arrived. They were checked by ambulance staff but did not require hospital treatment.
The fire service said firefighters immediately provided emergency care to the two young children after rescuing them.
West Midlands Police said it had cordoned off the scene while officers work to determine the exact circumstances of the fire.
The cordon is expected to remain in place for some time at the property, which has been severely damaged, while investigations continue.
"Our thoughts are with the children's loved ones and all those affected by this heartbreaking incident," a police spokesman said.