According to a report from WCCO, fire officials in Mason City, Iowa, have placed the blame for a house fire that killed four children Wednesday on an electrical power strip.
Mason City Fire Department firefighters arrived to the three-story home, built in the 1880s, to heavy flames engulfing the first and second floors.
Fire officials said the power strip that started the fire was on the main floor of the three-story home, although they did not specify how the strip ignited it.
The four children who died were identified as John Michael Mcluer, 12; Odin Thor Mcluer, 10; Drako Mcluer, 6; and Phenix Mcluer, 3.
Two others—John Michael Mcluer, 55, and Ravan Dawn Mcluer, 11—escaped to safety. They suffered burns and were treated at a local hospital.
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