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Two kids and two adults have died after a house fire in Hartford, Conn., according to officials
Five other people, including four people who were inside the home and a firefighter, were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries
The house that went up in flames has been deemed a total loss
Four people have died, including two children, after a fire ripped through a home in Connecticut.
Fire crews responded to the scene at Shultas Place in Hartford around 2:30 a.m. local time on Monday, Aug. 18, according to NBC affiliate WVIT and the Hartford Courant .
Hartford Fire Chief Rodney Barco said firefighters tried to use a ladder to enter the home but were driven out by the heavy flames, the Courant and the Stamford Advocate reported.
Firefighters had previou