Tragedy has struck a New York family in the most devastating way possible, as a corrections officer was on duty when his teenage children lost their lives in a house fire. The officer, who has not been named, was working at the time of the blaze, which broke out in the early hours of the morning at the family's home. The officer's children, who were both teenagers, were tragically killed in the fire, leaving the community to come to terms with the shocking loss. As the investigation into the cause of the fire continues, the family's loved ones are left to mourn the loss of two young lives cut short in a senseless tragedy.


New York corrections officer was on duty when his teenage kids were killed in house fire  New York Post