Four Children Perish in CT House Fire

Irene Rotondo

masslive.com

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A fire that broke out at a home in Somers, just over the Connecticut border, late Tuesday night killed four children all under the age of 13, according to reports from multiple outlets.

Connecticut State Police confirmed the fatal fire began before 10:24 p.m., when troopers were called to Quality Avenue in the town for a house fire. The Somers Fire Department did not immediately respond for comment.

The people killed in the fire were children from the same family, aged 5, 6, 8 and 12 years old, the town’s First Selectman Tim Keeney confirmed to NBC Connecticut. CT Insider and WTNH, among others, also reported the childrens’ deaths.

“It’s a tremendous tragedy. It’s going to take a long time to recover from this,” Keeney told CT Insider.

The state police department stated it could not confirm the ages of the people killed in the fire. Keeney did not immediately respond for comment.

The state police Fire and Explosion Investigated Unit, along with the Eastern District Major Crime Squad, were at the scene to investigate the fatal fire, state police said.

The identities of the people who died will be released following an autopsy, state police said. The state’s Eastern District will be investigating the case along with state police FEIU and the Somers fire marshal to find what caused the fire, start police said.

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