Mar 19, 2021

Police say woman, 2 children killed in Kearney house fire

Posted Mar 19, 2021 2:40 PM

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — Police in Kearney say a woman and two children have died in a house fire in the central Nebraska city.

The Kearney Hub reports that the blaze was reported just before 1 p.m. Thursday.

Arriving firefighters found the home fully engulfed in flames, and crews found the woman, a young girl and a young boy during an initial search of the house.

Police say all three were pulled from the burning building's main floor and taken to a Kearney hospital, were they were pronounced dead.

Police have not released the names of the victims.

Autopsies have been ordered, and the cause of the fire is being investigated.