ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The house that caught fire Monday on Twiller Street in Albany was officially demolished on Wednesday morning. The fire tragically took the lives of five people, including three children and two adults.

Albany Fire Chief Joseph Gregory said although this means they've completed the on-scene portion of the investigation, there is still much more to do.

"Now we’ll take back any of the information we’ve gathered from there and work with our partnering agencies, to move forward with the investigation," said Gregory.

This devastating fire broke out around 10:42 Monday morning on the first floor of the home.

"The house was actually deemed for demolition the morning of the fire, after it was assessed by me and the engineer," said Rick LaJoy.

LaJoy is the director of B

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