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The Bronx mother whose two toddlers died during a blaze in their Bronx apartment was charged in connection with the deadly fire on Tuesday, cops said.

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Haya Konte, 27, turned herself in at the 42nd Precinct where she was charged with criminally negligent homicide and acting in a manner injurious to a child on Tuesday morning, according to police.

Konte left her kids — Jainabu Jabbie, 2, and Adama Jabbie, 18 months — alone in the home with burning incense while she went across the street to do laundry in April.

Both children died after the blaze broke out in the Butler Houses in Claremont Village. Their apartment had no working smoke detectors, officials said at the time.

Konte was released on her own recognizance after her arraignment on Tuesday, according to the Bronx District Attorney’s office.

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