Updated: 12:35 PM EST February 25, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio The Columbus Division of Fire said Thursday the second of four-year-old twin boys has died after both were pulled from a Saturday morning house fire in north Columbus.
Columbus firefighters were called to the 3000 block of Glenshaw Avenue just west of Westerville Road around 7:40 a.m. after children knocked on a neighbor s door for help.
When firefighters arrived, they found Yonatan and Solomon Nashih, both four years old, on the second floor of the home. The children were taken to Mount Carmel St. Ann s Hospital and died this week.
The fire department said Solomon died on Sunday and investigators learned Thursday that Yonatan had passed away.
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By LaCrisha McAllister and Alaa Elassar, CNN
Updated 5:32 PM ET, Sat February 20, 2021 (CNN)A pair of 4-year-old twins are in critical condition after firefighters rescued them from an early morning house fire Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.
Firefighters arrived at the home around 7:43 a.m. where they found the twins trapped and unresponsive, according to Battalion Chief Steve Martin of the Columbus Division of Fire.
Authorities performed CPR on both children before they were taken to a local hospital where they remain in critical condition, Martin said.
Three other children, ages 17, 14, and 11, were able to escape unharmed to a neighbor s home, according to CNN affiliate WBNS. Their mother was working at the time and was not at the home at the time of the blaze, Martin said.