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Incense may have caused fatal NYC fire

Quick ReadIncense eyed as possible cause of NYC apartment fire that killed father, 2 children

NEW YORK (AP) — Fire investigators believe a fire that killed two toddlers and their father may have been started by burning incense in a bedroom.

Investigators also uncovered evidence that 42-year-old Myrtel Jean tried to put the fire out first instead of calling 911. They say there were no smoke alarms in the Crown Heights, Brooklyn residence.

Jean and his children, 1-year-old Sebastian...

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