MINQUADALE, Delaware (WPVI) -- Two people have died following a weekend house fire in New Castle County, Delaware.
The fire started just before 6:30 a.m. Saturday on the unit block of Onaway Place in Minquadale.
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Firefighters responded to the scene for the reports of a single-story house fire with people trapped inside.
Two crews arrived, with one putting out the flames while the other went inside to rescue victims.
A 90-year-old woman and a 72-year-old woman were pulled from the home but later died at Christiana Hospital, officials said.
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The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The fire marshal's office says the number of fire-related deaths in Delaware this year is 14, compared to 10 total in 2021.
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