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Fire kills five in U.S. home

28 November 2012 00:18 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Five people were killed Tuesday in a house fire in the rural areas of Ohio state, the United States, APA reports.

According to WTVG, which covers the Toledo area, the fire broke out in the morning in Seneca County, about 50 miles from Toledo. A truck driver spotted the flames and called for help. When firefighters arrived on the scene, the house was fully engulfed.

The county's public information officer confirmed that fire crews found five bodies inside a home Tuesday morning. Thirty to forty firefighters were on the scene Tuesday afternoon.

The report said two adults and three children lived inside the home. Officials confirmed the bodies of two adults and three children, boys ages six and eight and a 12-year-old girl, were found at the scene.

The state's fire marshal's office was investigating what sparked the fire.