Crime & Safety

Glendale House Fire Kills Mother, Three Children

The fire early Wednesday morning killed a family in a home near 5200 W Mercer, according to the Glendale Fire Department.

Four people were killed when a fire tore through their home near 5200 W Mercer early Wednesday morning, according to the Glendale Fire Department. Officials said the four were a mother and her three children.

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The fire, which broke out just after 12:30 a.m., had fully engulfed the home by the time emergency units arrived. The hour were found dead inside the home, two in the front and two in the back.

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Officials said the children were a teenage girl and two boys.

It's not known how the fire started.

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