A fire in Brooklyn that claimed the lives of a man and his two daughters was caused by a child playing with a lighter, according to the New York City Fire Department.

Once the fire started, investigators say a delay in calling 911 slowed the response.

The fire last night gutted a four-story brownstone on Putnam Avenue in Bushwick.

The outside stoop, stairwell and second floor were all heavily engulfed in flames.

Sources say 62-year-old Jeff Lormond and his 14-year-old daughter were found on the top floor after the fire was extinguished. They were pronounced dead on the scene. Lormond’s three-year-old daughter was found on the second floor. She died at the hospital.

Seven others were injured, including a 47-year-old man who was hospitalized in critical condition.

Investigators have not said what caused the delay in reporting the fire.

(Source: NY1)