NE Fire Claims Family of Six

Oct. 20, 2016
A couple and their four children died in the Weeping Water fire that was reported just after midnight.

An early morning fire claimed a family of six Thursday morning.

Firefighters arrived at the Weeping Waters home around 12:10 a.m. and found the two-story famhouse fully involved, according to the Lincoln Journal-Star.

While the Nebraska State Fire Marshal's office didn't identify the victims, a family member posted on Facebook that the fire claimed a couple and their four children.

Firefighters from Avoca, Manley and Weeping Water arrived and were unable to get into the home.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. 

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