Three Killed in Ohio Fire

April 7, 2008
Another person was hurt.

WEST JEFFERSON, Ohio --

Officials said an overnight fire in central Ohio left three people dead and sent another person to the Ohio State University Medical Center.

Officials said the fire started about midnight in West Jefferson. The blaze leveled a home quickly.

The victims' names were not being released.

Investigators are at the scene Sunday looking at what started the fire. Fire inspectors say they don't have a cause yet.

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