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Three children die in Brittliffe Close Singleton house fire, crews remain at the scene

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Jessica Brown
Updated June 26 2019 - 3:47pm, first published 7:14am
TRAGEDY: Chris and Kara Atkin's family home was devastated by fire, claiming the lives of three of their children, twins Matylda and Scarlett and brother Blake. Bayley (pictured in pink shirt) survived the blaze.
TRAGEDY: Chris and Kara Atkin's family home was devastated by fire, claiming the lives of three of their children, twins Matylda and Scarlett and brother Blake. Bayley (pictured in pink shirt) survived the blaze.

THREE siblings have died in a "heartbreaking" house fire in Singleton overnight.

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Max McKinney

Journalist at Newcastle Herald

Max McKinney is a sports reporter with the Newcastle Herald. He previously worked in news, covering mainly local government and transport. Max mostly reports on the Newcastle Knights, but also covers a mix of local sport.

Jessica Brown

Jessica Brown

Digital Editor

Jessica began her journalism career in 2009 as a cadet at The Port Stephens Examiner before moving to London for a two-year stint working in magazines and digital publishing. The Lake Macquarie local returned to Australia where she took up a reporting role at The Maitland Mercury. She worked across several rounds including local council, police and property before moving into digital journalism and joining the team at The Newcastle Herald in 2017.

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