HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - Two children and one adult were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation after, officials said, a fire broke out inside a home in Hialeah, Saturday afternoon.

Hialeah Fire crews responded to the scene of the blaze near East Second Avenue and 56th Street, at around 5 p.m.

Officials said the fire started in a room where the children were sleeping. A female toddler suffered second-degree burns to her arm.

Paramedics transported the three victims to an area hospital.

Officials declared the house uninhabitable, leaving 16 residents displaced.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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