2 children die in house fire

— Van Buren County authorities say two children have died in a house fire in the tiny town of Bee Branch.

Van Buren County Sheriff Scott Bradley says the fire occurred early Saturday. He says that the children who died were ages 5 and 16 months.

Bradley says the children’s parents, Wesley and Dusty Adams, were able to rescue their other two children, a 7-year-old girl and a 6-week-old boy.

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