Six dead in house fire in rural Illinois
Six people were killed in a house fire early Tuesday in Ogle County.
The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office told WIFR 23 News in Rockford that the fire started just after midnight in rural Dixon, near Rockford. A WIFR photo showed the fire gutted the single-story home.
Other news stations report thated eight departments responded to the fire in the rural area. The home was engulfed when they arrived, WREX-13 News reported.
There were no survivors of the fire. The names of the victims were not immediately released. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
This story was originally published November 21, 2017 at 9:45 AM with the headline "Six dead in house fire in rural Illinois."