article_snippet: the blaze was sparked by a malfunctioning hot plate left on to keep food warm during the Sabbath .
article_snippet: Investigators said A fire started in the kitchen, when a hot plate that was left on caught fire.
article_snippet: when a hot plate that was left on caught fire was left on for the Sabbath, which lasts from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday.
article_snippet: when a hot plate that was left on caught fire apparently malfunctioned, setting off flames that tore up the stairs, trapping the children in the children second-floor bedrooms as the children slept, investigators added.