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Wisconsin fire at multi-family building kills 6, including 4 children: Coroner

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Fire kills 6, including 4 children, at Wisconsin home
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ByJulia Jacobo
June 25, 2019, 9:39 PM

A fire at a multi-family building in Wisconsin has killed six people, including four children, according to officials.

The children's ages ranged between 10 months and 7 years old, Langlade County Coroner Larry Shadick told ABC News. The adults who died were male and female, Shadick said.

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The fire began at the building in the Township of Ainsworth just before 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to a press release from the Langlade County Sheriff's Office. It appears to have started from an electrical issue, Shadick said.

Six people are dead, including four children, after a fire ripped through a multi-family building in the Township of Ainsworth in Wisconsin on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.
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Six people are dead, including four children, after a fire ripped through a multi-family building in the Township of Ainsworth in Wisconsin on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.
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Two people were able to escape the blaze, Shadick said.

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Foul play is not suspected at this time, authorities said. The investigation is ongoing.

Six people are dead, including four children, after a fire ripped through a multi-family building in the Township of Ainsworth in Wisconsin on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.
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Additional information was not immediately available.

ABC News' Cheryl Gendron contributed to this report.

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