Police: 2 Children Dead, Father In Critical Condition After Big Lake House Fire
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Two young children died Friday after a house fire in Big Lake. Investigators believe the father, who is in critical condition, intentionally set the fire.
Officials say the children were 2 and 1. Their 36-year-old father is being guarded by investigators at the hospital. Two other children, ages 9 and 7, were also hospitalized.
At 5:37 a.m. Friday, Big Lake police officers and fire crews were dispatched to a house fire on the 19000 block of Karen Lane. When they arrived, a large amount of smoke was seen coming from the home.
Officers breached the house door and found that the occupants were still inside the residence.
The incident is under investigation.
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