MANKATO, Minn. – Two children are dead and a woman is hospitalized after an overnight fire in Mankato.

Public safety responded to a residential fire in the 200 block of Bradley Street at about 2 am Monday. Firefighters say they arrived at the scene to see flames coming from the upstairs apartment. The occupants of the lower apartment were able to escape unharmed. Two adults and three children were in the upper apartment at the time of the fire.

Mankato Public Safety says the fire killed two of those children and an adult female had to be flown to Hennepin County Medical Center for treatment of her injuries. An adult male and one child got out of the upper apartment without being hurt.

The names of those involved are not being released pending notification of relatives.

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