Two children have died in an early morning apartment fire in Lawrence.

State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan says the two young boys were found in a bedroom of a third-floor apartment in the six-unit building.

Their names and exact ages have yet to be released but they are under 10 years old.

The four-alarm blaze was reported at about 3 a.m. Tuesday. Video from the scene showed flames shooting out of the roof.

Coan says the cause remains under investigation, but the building had smoke alarms.

Three other residents and one firefighter were hurt.

Mayor Daniel Rivera says the city will do all it can to help the displaced families and firefighters.

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