<div id="subtitle">House fire in northern Missouri kills 5, including 3 children; unattended fireplace eyed</div><div><p>Authorities say five people, including three children, were killed in a New Year's Day house fire in northern Missouri.</p><p>Carroll County Sheriff Troy Hofstetter says the fire started early Friday in the basement of the home near the small town of Plymouth.</p><p>The Kansas City Star reports that a 23-year-old woman, a 24-year-old man, two 11-year-old boys and a 4-month old girl died in the blaze. Authorities have not released their identities.</p><p>Hofstetter says two other people escaped from the home, and one of them went to a neighbor's house and called 911 around 5 a.m.</p><p>He says the blaze was mainly contained to the basement.</p><p>Hofstetter says the cause of fire remains under investigation, but an unattended fireplace may be to blame.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=66216693&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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