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A fire truck returning from an appeal in Sydney on September 11, 2005.
Reuters
A fire at a motel in Michigan early Saturday killed a woman and five children from the same family, according to reports.
The adult was 26 years old, and child victims were between 2 and 10 years old, police said, according to WSBT-TV in South Bend, Ind.
The fire destroyed about 90 percent of the 27-room Cosmo Extended Stay in Benton Harbor in the southwestern part of the state, on the shores of Lake Michigan. 19659006] Leroy Johnson, who lives in the motel, told the station that the fire could have ignited in his room.
"When I got up, my bed was on fire, I said" Oh my God, "I took my sheets and got them wet and I tried to throwing them on the bed and as I threw them on the bed it did not work, so I asked the person above me for some salt, "Johnson said. "When I throw salt there, I hurry and jump outside and once I jump, the room explodes."
Officials said that at least one other child was being treated at a local hospital, WBND-TV South. Bend, Ind., Reported.
The call for fire, in Berrien County, Michigan, arrived at 1:45 am local time, according to the report.
The motel, about a two-hour drive southwest of Lansing, was completely evacuated, officials said.
It was not immediately clear how many other people were injured.
The cause of the fire was not immediately clear, but the authorities are investigating
This is a story in development. Check back for updates.
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