Story By: Ana Lacasa, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News

Five children aged between four and 15 have been burned to death in a house fire while their parents were out at a party.

Reports said that two sisters, aged nine and 13, managed to flee the burning house in Pilar in the eastern Argentine capital Buenos Aires.

The five young victims were asleep in the same room when the fire started in the early hours of the morning and their bodies were reportedly completed burned in the devastating blaze.

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The house owners had gone to a party and one of the seven children was babysitting the group.

Four girls and a boy died in the fire while two girls managed to escape.

The victims have been identified as 15-year-old Milagros Araujo, 14-year-old Maria Belen Suarez, eight-year-old Raul Suarez, five-year-old Priscila Araujo, and four-year-old Silvina Suarez.

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Milagros and Priscila were the daughters of the home owners, identified as Jorge Araujo and Marianela Oliva.

Their other two daughters, Iara and Mia, managed to escape the burning house but were reportedly unable to rescue the others in time.

The Suarez children’s mum Soledad had been living with the Araujo family for two months, according to reports.

Following a preliminary investigation, it is currently believed that the fire was started by a faulty heater.

The two survivors have been released from hospital and are staying with their grandparents as the investigation continues.

It is currently unclear if the home owners are being investigated for leaving the children unattended.

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