UPDATE 12/28/22
Omaha Police have confirmed the death of a 7-year-old girl due to her injuries sustained from a house fire in the area of 23rd and S. Street.
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Three people were hospitalized Tuesday morning with critical injuries after a house fire in South Omaha, according to the Omaha Fire Department.
The fire began shortly before 5:30 a.m. near 23rd and S St.
While crews were en route, it was reported that people were possibly trapped inside. Fire crews found one occupant self-evacuated and two others were inside.
Crews located the two additional victims while extinguishing the fire.
All three victims were transported to Nebraska Medicine in serious condition.
Those hospitalized include an adult man, an adult woman and a female child.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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