Three Die in Missouri Foster Home Fire

April 20, 2011
ROLLA, Mo. -- A woman and two children are dead after a fire at a home near the south-central Missouri town of Rolla. The fire was reported around 9 a.m. Wednesday about two miles south of Rolla, and the home was fully engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived. Phelps County Coroner Larry Swinfard told KSDK-TV the woman raised developmentally disabled children. Authorities say several children lived at the home.