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.
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Jean and his children, 1-year-old Sebastian and 2-year-old Fabrice, died in the blaze. Their mother was not home when the fire broke out around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The firefighter's union said precious minutes were wasted because a new city dispatch system sent them to the wrong place. FDNY officials disagreed. They said companies responded near an intersection given by 911 callers.
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