Five children were killed in a house fire in northern Indiana, and a sixth was being treated for burns Monday.
People, including children, were trapped in flames on the second floor Sunday evening, according to the South Bend Fire Department.
Five children were pronounced dead. A sixth person was taken to the hospital and later airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital.
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Officials said one adult escaped with minor injuries and a firefighter fell from the second floor. The firefighter was treated at a hospital and released.
Fire Chief Carl Buchanon told reporters Monday that the children ranged in age from 17 months to 11 years old. The 11-year-old boy remained hospitalized.
Five children trapped inside died in a fire in South Bend, Indiana. (Fox News)
Buchanon said the fire in South Bend, a city of more than 100,000 people just south of the Michigan state line, was reported around 6:30 p.m. Sunday and spread quickly due to wind. Crews battled the fire for about three hours.
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Adults who escaped told firefighters how many people were inside and that they tried to rescue some, but were pushed back by heavy smoke and flames, Buchanon said.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
