Police identify 3 men killed in North Little Rock house fire

Authorities investigate at a North Little Rock house where three people were killed in a fire early Wednesday.
Authorities investigate at a North Little Rock house where three people were killed in a fire early Wednesday.

Three men died and a teenager was hurt in an overnight house fire in North Little Rock, a fire official said.

The North Little Rock Fire Department responded shortly before 3 a.m. Wednesday to 5624 Alta Vista Drive, Fire Marshal Chief John Pflasterer said.

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5624 Alta Vista Drive

5624 Alta Vista Drive

Pflasterer said three men died in the home, while a 17-year-old boy escaped the residence and was transported to Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock. The teen’s condition was still unclear as of Wednesday afternoon.

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Pflasterer said crews, including the Pulaski County coroner, remained on scene around 7:25 a.m. investigating the fire. The home was described as a “complete loss.”

On Wednesday afternoon, North Little Rock police identified those killed as Royce Kerchner, 71; Chin Shan Wang, 60; and Hsiao Wen Wang, 34.

The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.

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