A fast-spreading house fire killed two adults and three children , all from the same family, in Paterson, N.J., on Halloween night, officials said Saturday.

Members of the Paterson Fire Department were dispatched to 15 Emerson St. for a reported structure fire shortly before 10 p.m. Friday, the department said in a news release.

As firefighters headed to the scene, dispatch received multiple 911 calls reporting occupants trapped on the top floor.

About four minutes after the initial call, Engine 2 firefighters arrived at the home and encountered a small, wood-frame structure already engulfed in flames.

Despite a quick response and the best efforts of firefighters — who “ fought tirelessly under extremely difficult conditions to try to save those trapped inside” — the blaze claime

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