Alabama Apartment Fire Claims Three Children

UNION SPRINGS, Ala. (AP) – Bullock County officials say three children have died in an apartment fire in Union Springs.

WSFA-TV reports (http://bit.ly/twMVXW ) that authorities say the blaze swept through two units of Peachburg Road Apartments Monday morning.

Authorities say a 1-year-old girl and twin 4-year-olds, a boy and a girl, died of smoke inhalation.

Officials say firefighters took about 20 minutes to bring the fire under control. They say they don’t know yet how the blaze started.

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Information from: WSFA-TV, http://www.wsfa.com/

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