Woman and children die in house blaze A woman and two children have died following a fire, police said today. Two other people were taken to hospital after the blaze broke out at a property in Maes Y Groes, Prestatyn, North Wales, last night. A spokeswoman for North Wales Police said a 20-year-old woman, a boy aged four and a girl aged two were pronounced dead by firefighters. A 23-year-old man and a 15-month-old baby were taken to hospital by ambulance, she added. The police spokeswoman said: "Firefighters from North Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire at a property in Maes Y Groes, Prestatyn, at 10pm on Friday, October 20 2012. Two fire crews from Rhyl and a crew from Prestatyn attended the incident and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the property. The crews recovered the five people inside, she said. A joint investigation is being carried out between North Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Wales Police. A Welsh Ambulance Services spokeswoman said the man and baby were taken to Glan Clwyd Hospital. The man was later transferred to Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, while the baby was transferred to Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool. Both were said to be in a serious condition. She described the property as a house that had been converted into flats. North Wales Police said two people have been arrested in connection with the incident. A large police cordon was in place today, blocking public access to the street, as fire crews began packing away their equipment and the investigation into the cause of the blaze got under way. Police were also at the scene. Neighbours said the victims lived in a top-floor flat at the property. One woman, who lives close by, said a neighbour had tried to mount a rescue as fire crews rushed to the scene. The woman, who declined to be named, said: "There were two large bangs and at first I thought it was a car crash because the road at the end of Maes Y Groes is quite busy. I looked out of the window and saw there was smoke but I couldn't tell which house it was. Apparently the next-door neighbour tried to get a ladder up to the window of the top flat. When I looked out later on, I saw the man on the floor as the paramedics tried to help him. I knew kiddies lived in that house because you'd hear them playing or crying as you walked past but I don't know any of the adults. It's so sad that two little ones have died, a terrible tragedy.