Sunday, December 30, 2007

3 children hidding under mattress killed in fire

http://www.katv.com/news/stories/1207/483757.html

An overnight house fire has clamed the lives of 3 young children.

Firefighters were called to 2222 Bragg Street, around 1:30 a.m., where they found the victims, ages 4, 3, and 2 years old.

Their names still haven't been released.

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Investigators say 6 kids had been in the house, 3 of them staying with an aunt.

She and her fiance were able to escape, along with 3 of the children, but the others, including one of her own, didn't make it.

Investigators say the fire apparently started in a back bedroom. They say it may have been caused by a child playing with a lighter, but that hasn'e been confirmed.