Two children have died after a late night fire Tuesday on Western Avenue in Sheboygan Falls. A third child is in critical condition. One other child was unharmed."You lose half your family in one night, you know? There's no words," the children's uncle, Ryan Passini, said. VIDEO: Two children die in Sheboygan Falls fireThe fire broke out in a home near 5th Street and Western Avenue. The children were home alone while the parents were at bible study. Officials said Natalie, 11, alerted the other children of the fire. Jenna, 9, was able to escape the home and met firefighters outside.Natalie re-entered the home in an attempt to locate the other two children -- Ben, 10, and Carter, 7. Firefighters located the 7, 10 and 11-year-old children in an upstairs room. Carter died at St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan. "Officers attempted to gain entry into the home by a sliding door and again by breaking a door, but were pushed back by heavy smoke," Sheboygan Falls Police Chief Steven Riffel said. Ben and Natalie were taken by helicopter to Children's Hospital in Wauwatosa. Officials said Natalie died Wednesday morning. Police also said late Wednesday morning that Ben had passed away, but later revised their statement instead saying the he was in critical condition.Officials said the children were siblings. The house did have working smoke detectors. A family member has set up a GoFundMe page to benefit the family.

Two children have died after a late night fire Tuesday on Western Avenue in Sheboygan Falls. A third child is in critical condition. One other child was unharmed.

"You lose half your family in one night, you know? There's no words," the children's uncle, Ryan Passini, said.

VIDEO: Two children die in Sheboygan Falls fire

The fire broke out in a home near 5th Street and Western Avenue. The children were home alone while the parents were at bible study.

Officials said Natalie, 11, alerted the other children of the fire. Jenna, 9, was able to escape the home and met firefighters outside.



Natalie re-entered the home in an attempt to locate the other two children -- Ben, 10, and Carter, 7.

Firefighters located the 7, 10 and 11-year-old children in an upstairs room. Carter died at St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan.

"Officers attempted to gain entry into the home by a sliding door and again by breaking a door, but were pushed back by heavy smoke," Sheboygan Falls Police Chief Steven Riffel said.

Ben and Natalie were taken by helicopter to Children's Hospital in Wauwatosa.



Officials said Natalie died Wednesday morning. Police also said late Wednesday morning that Ben had passed away, but later revised their statement instead saying the he was in critical condition.

Officials said the children were siblings.

The house did have working smoke detectors.

A family member has set up a GoFundMe page to benefit the family.



