World News | A House Fire in Indiana Has Killed 5 Children and Injured Another

South Bend, Jan 22 (AP) Fire tore through a house in northern Indiana, killing five children and leaving a sixth in treatment Monday for burns.

People, including children, were trapped by flames on the second floor Sunday evening, the South Bend Fire Department said.

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Five children were pronounced dead. The sixth was taken to a hospital and later airlifted to one in Indianapolis.

An adult escaped with minor injuries, and a firefighter fell through the second floor, officials said. The firefighter was treated at a hospital and released.

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Fire crews in South Bend, just south of the Michigan state line, battled the blaze for about three hours. The cause was being investigated.(AP)

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