A fire late Thursday night claimed the lives of two young sisters, ages six and eight, in a multifamily home on Eckard Street. Authorities

Two young children were killed in a house fire in Newark, New Jersey overnight, an Essex County spokesperson told FOX 5.

Two children died and eight people were injured in a house fire in Newark early Sunday morning, and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is now investigating the fire.

Two Newark girls were killed in a house fire after a birthday party and police shot and killed a man after an active shooter alert was issued. Here are the headlines from the weekend: 2 Girls Killed In Fire After Birthday Party A fire claimed the lives of two young girls in Newark early Sunday morning,

CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal spoke to distraught neighbors Sunday following the deaths of a 6-year-old and 8-year-old.

The two girls, ages 6 and 8, who died in an early Sunday morning house fire on Eckert Avenue in Newark were playing with fire near a couch, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said. The blaze ignited during a birthday celebration for one of the girls, the office said.

NEWARK — Two young girls are dead after a horrible fire in this city's South Ward overnight, according to officials. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the fatal fire that killed two victims, according to Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Fennelly.

Update: Investigators believe the girls — ages 6 and 8 — may have accidentally sparked the blaze on the second floor of the home while playing with fire at one of their birthday parties, the Newark Fire Department said.

Two girls, 6 and 8, died in a fire that tore through a multi-family home in Newark, according to New Jersey investigators.