BELOIT, Wis. — Two children died and an adult was taken to a hospital after a fire broke out at a home in the 1100 block of Hinsdale Avenue early Sunday, according to Beloit police and fire officials.
Firefighters were dispatched around 3:47 a.m. and arrived to find the home in an advanced stage of fire with heavy smoke, according to WKOW 27 News. Crews entered the home to search and fight the fire, locating the two children deceased inside. An adult was transported to a hospital; officials have not released the adult's condition.
The children's names have not been released. The Rock County Medical Examiner's Office is assisting with the death investigation, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation by the City of Beloit Fire Department, the Beloit Police Department and the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
Officials have not said what started the fire.
