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Las Vegas Fire & Rescue responded about 8:20 a.m. Tuesday to reports of light smoke coming from a large two-story home at 1930 Fox Canyon Circle, the fire department reported.
Arriving firefighters discovered light smoke on the second floor inside a bedroom and found an adult female and small child upstairs in the smoke-filled room. They were transported to the hospital via ambulance and died at the hospital.
Another relative, believed to have been the uncle attempting to fight the fire, was also transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation, according to a release.
The fire was reportedly extinguished about 9:20 a.m., the department said.