UPDATE: MiguelMValle spoke with neighbors, including a man who tried to save the twin girls:
The fire, Sawyer said, "was a fast moving, hot burning fire," but crews were able get it under control within about 24 minutes.
Sawyer said the children's mother jumped out a rear window of the home and was taken to a nearby hospital where she is undergoing surgery. Officials have not yet revealed her condition.Sawyer said that he could hear a smoke alarm in the basement of the property, but he noted that residents need to make sure they have working smoke alarms throughout their homes.
Currently, he said, the fire is under investigation though officials don't believe it was suspicious.
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