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3-year-old girl critically injured in Detroit house fire dies

Fire was accidental and possibly the result of an electrical issue

Five children were hurt in the Detroit house fire.

DETROIT – A 3-year-old girl who was critically injured in a house fire that happened in the 8800 block of Otsego Street in Detroit Thursday morning died Friday afternoon, according to the Detroit Fire Department.

A do-not-resuscitate order was given to the critically injured child before she died Friday, the DFD added.

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According to the DFD, the fire was accidental and possibly the result of an electrical issue.

Officials say four other children were injured including a 10-year-old boy, a 9-year-old boy, a 6-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl.

Those four children suffered smoke inhalation and were taken to a hospital. The children’s mother was in the home at the time and refused to be taken to a hospital.

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