Two Children Die in Columbus House Fire

Columbus fire officials say two children dies in a house fire this morning and two others were critically injured. The fire occured at 1624 Kohr Place on the city's north-east side. Battalion chief Doug Smith says the children were found in a back bedroom. All of them were taken by ambulance to Children's Hospital. Smith says two adults also were inside the home when the fire started about 5:00 this morning. He says it appears to have started in a second story bedroom, but the cause isn't known.