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Twin toddlers killed in Alabama house fire

JASPER, Ala. -- Officials say twin toddlers have been killed in a house fire in Walker County.

Walker County Coroner Joey Vick tells AL.com that an adult male was put into intensive care after the Monday evening fire in the Manchester community, north of Jasper.

Vick says the toddlers were 19-month-old twins - one was a boy, the other a girl. The victims were found inside the house. He says they will undergo autopsies to determine causes of death.

The injured adult was being treated at Walker Baptist in Jasper, CBS affiliate WIAT reported.

The victims' identities have not been released pending family notifications.

The State Fire Marshal's Office will help investigate the cause of the fire.

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