Firefighters arrived at the Albany residence, located on Twiller street near South Bertha Street, around 10:45 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6 and found the home fully engulfed in flames, Albany Police Chief Brendan Cox said.
A total of five people were inside at the time. Three victims — two children and one adult — were pulled from the home and taken to Albany Medical Center, where they later died, police said. A third child and another adult were found deceased inside the house.
“Unfortunately, all five of those individuals have been pronounced deceased,” Cox said at a press briefing. “It’s a very sad and tragic day.”…