Five die in Washington house fire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Two children and three adults died Thursday when fire consumed a home in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington, a fire department spokesman said.

The five victims were among nine people who were inside the bungalow-style home when the fire was reported, The Washington Post reported.

Two victims died at an area hospital while three were pronounced dead at the scene, said D.C. Fire and

Emergency Medical Services Department spokesman Alan Etter.

Two other people were trapped inside the home several hours after the fire broke out, Etter told CNN.

Two survivors were in critical condition at an area hospital while two other survivors were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, the Post reported.

"It's just a monumental tragedy," Etter said.

Firefighters responding to the emergency call found the home "so consumed with fire that it created a difficult situation," Etter said.

Information about what caused the fire was not immediately available.