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CHARLOTTE – The mother of two boys killed in a house fire is being held under a $1 million bond.

26-year-old Orgal Opata made her first court appearance Tuesday.

Opata was charged with two counts of murder and felony child abuse after her 1-year-old son Gabriel Hawthorne and his 2-year-old brother, Josiah Hawthorne, died Sunday in a fire at their home on Rowan Street.

Opata's 4-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter were able to escape.

Officials say the children were left home alone.

Opata's next court appearance is scheduled for March 15.