Mother, two children recovering after Borough Park fire

BOROUGH PARK (WABC) -- A woman and her two children are recovering after first responders rescued them from a burning building in Brooklyn.

Authorities say heavy smoke and flames trapped the 56-year-old and two 12-year-old girls on the second floor of their two-story home on the 1200 block of 60th Street in Borough Park.

The victims remain in serious condition at Staten Island University Hospital and Jacobi Medical Center, but are expected to survive.

No one else was home at the time, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. It is not considered to be suspicious