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Fire marshals: Damaged power strip sparked deadly Bronx house fire

FDNY: Damaged power strip caused deadly Bronx fire
FDNY: Damaged power strip caused deadly Bronx fire 00:27

NEW YORK -- Fire marshals say a damaged power strip caused a deadly house fire in the Bronx.

The fire broke out early Sunday morning inside a home on Quimby Avenue.

READ MORE: Authorities identify 4 family members, including 3 children, killed in Bronx fire

Twenty-two-year-old Ahmed Saleh, his 10-month-old daughter and his two younger brothers, ages 10 and 12, were all killed.

It's unclear if the home had functioning smoke detectors at the time.

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