2 Children Die in Arson Fire; Mother Is Arrested
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From Times Wire Reports
Two children died in an arson fire at their home, and their mother was held on charges of reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child.
Authorities said they did not know who set the blaze.
Firefighters found the children suffering from smoke inhalation in their illegal basement apartment in Brooklyn, the Fire Department said.
Justina Mason, 9, and her brother, Justin Brathwaite, 1, were pronounced dead at a hospital.
Their mother, Kim Brathwaite, 35, was later arrested.
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