Neighbour reveals how he saved a mother and daughter from a house fire that ...

Hero neighbours have revealed how they saved a mother and daughter from a devastating house fire that claimed the lives of three children.  

Couple Braden Rogers, 24, and Deanna Stolzenburg rushed to the horrific house fire in the New South Wales Hunter Valley at 3.30am on Wednesday.  

Mother Kara Atkins, 31, and her daughter Bayley, 8, were pulled from the back of the house by neighbours. 

'We kicked the door in after getting the mother out. We went as far as the kitchen then a hot blaze pushed us back out,' Mr Rogers told 7News.  

'We were on our hands and knees and couldn't see nothing.' 

Mr Rogers was trying to reach twin sisters Matylda and Scarlett, aged five, and their 11-year-old brother Blake, who all died after flames engulfed their Singleton home.

The twins passed away in hospital after being pulled out by firefighters, while Blake died in the house. 

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Couple Braden Rogers (pictured centre), 24, and Deanna Stolzenburg (pictured left) rushed to the horrific house fire in the New South Wales Hunter Valley at 3.30am on Wednesday

Couple Braden Rogers (pictured centre), 24, and Deanna Stolzenburg (pictured left) rushed to the horrific house fire in the New South Wales Hunter Valley at 3.30am on Wednesday

Twin sisters Matylda and Scarlett (pictured left), aged five, and their 11-year-old brother Blake (pictured right) died in the fire at around 3.30am on Wednesday. Only their mother Kara Atkins, 31, and her daughter Bayley (pictured centre), 8, survived the blaze

Twin sisters Matylda and Scarlett (pictured left), aged five, and their 11-year-old brother Blake (pictured right) died in the fire at around 3.30am on Wednesday. Only their mother Kara Atkins, 31, and her daughter Bayley (pictured centre), 8, survived the blaze

Ms Stolzenburg felt 'helpless' she could not save the remaining three children. 

She and another neighbour Matisse Maskey were the ones who pulled Kara and Bayley out from the back window.  

'I woke up to the house exploding and glass exploding and the house engulfed in flames and then me and Matisse ran out the back to try and save them all,' she told The Daily Telegraph. 

'(Kara) was at the back window screaming for help and we went out the back and pulled them out.

'The window was open and Kara was passing her daughter out, she said 'take her take her, I've got to get the rest'.

Firefighters and police arrived shortly after the mother and daughter were pulled out.  

 The family said Bayley is still in shock, and is processing what happened last night. 

'I've just spoken to her grandmother and she said she is sitting up in hospital watching TV, she doesn't know what's going on, she doesn't know she's lost her family, she doesn't know she has lost her brothers and sisters,' cousin Gary Bates told the Daily Telegraph. 

Ms Atkins is at John Hunter Hospital with burns to her body, while Bayley is being treated for smoke inhalation. 

Mr Bates' wife Debbie Garland said the grandmother of the children is distraught. 

'I was just speaking to Kara's mum, she said 'I've just lost half my grandchildren in one day',' Ms Garland said.

'All we know is Bayley is in hospital, she is oblivious to what has happened, she doesn't know. She is in hospital, she must be in shock.'  

Police were seen leaving house with a heater on Wednesday night before taking it away in the back of a trailer, as it's revealed investigators suspect the blaze may have started in the wood combustion heater.  

Mother Kara Atkins, 31, and her eight-year-old daughter Bayley were dragged to safety by heroic neighbours

Mother Kara Atkins, 31, and her eight-year-old daughter Bayley were dragged to safety by heroic neighbours

Twins Matylda and Scarlett, six, were taken to hospital, where they were pronounced dead, while 11-year-old Blake (left) was found dead inside the home

Twins Matylda and Scarlett, six, were taken to hospital, where they were pronounced dead, while 11-year-old Blake (left) was found dead inside the home

According to NSW Fire and Rescue, the heater will play a role in helping investigators piece together what caused the deadly inferno - which is believed to have started in the front of the house and moved to the back. 

A string of fires in the Hunter Valley region were caused by fireplaces and heaters recently, as residents try to keep warm with plummeting temperatures. 

Tributes for the three children are being placed outside the burnt out home - among them was a photo of Blake in his local team's rugby league jersey, with letters from the community. 

The inferno started at the front of the home on Brittliffe Close in Singleton about 3.30am on Wednesday, and spread quickly through the rest of the home.  

A GoFundMe has been launched by family friend Caitlyn Stemmer to help the family, who in addition to losing three children, have

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