Greene Co. sheriff: 2 children found dead in fire

PARAGOULD — Authorities are investigating after two children were found dead in a house fire in Greene County.

Sheriff Dan Langston says the fire happened Wednesday morning at a home near the Craighead and Greene county line. Langston says a boy and a girl were found dead after the fire, but the children's names and ages haven't been released.

Jonesboro television station KAIT reports that authorities are investigating the cause of the fire. The victims' bodies have been sent to the state medical examiner for autopsies.

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