5 dead, including multiple children, in Ohio house fire
AKRON, Ohio – Five people, including three children, died in an early morning fire Monday in northern Ohio that left four others injured, authorities said.
Two adults and three children were killed, the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
Four people were taken to hospitals, the fire department said. Their conditions were not known. Authorities have not released the names or ages of the victims.
The three Akron students who died attended different city schools – one an elementary building, another a middle school and the third in high school, district spokesperson Mark Williamson confirmed in an email.