Twin toddlers die in house fire at Batlow in regional NSW - ABC News

Three-year-old twin girls have died in a house fire in Batlow in the NSW Snowy Mountains region.

Key points:

• Police are speaking to family and neighbours as part of their investigation
• The twin girls were pulled to safety from the house but could not be saved
• The death of the twin girls has been described as a "terribly tragic event"

Emergency services were called to a property on Mayday Road at Batlow after reports of a fire just after 11.00am.

After becoming trapped inside, the girls were pulled to safety by firefighters.

Paramedics desperately tried to save the badly-burnt children, but they died at the scene.

The twin's mother and older sister, aged five, were outside the home when the fire took hold.

Officers from the Riverina police district have established a crime scene and will be assisted by the State Crime Command's Financial Crimes Squad's Arson Unit.

Superintendent Bob Noble said police were speaking to the family and neighbours as part of the investigation.

Police at the scene of the fatal house fire in Batlow.(ABC News: Mollie Gorman)

"There are a number of witnesses we are speaking to and we are canvassing the streets and surrounds," he said.

"It's a terribly tragic event for two young girls who lost their lives in awful circumstances."

The cause of the blaze remains unclear, but detectives are yet to determine whether it's suspicious.

"We are keeping an open mind as to the cause of the fire," he said.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner.

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2020-05-18 07:41:07Z
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