PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. — Three people were killed in a house fire Saturday night in Phelps County, Missouri.
Dispatchers received a call around 10:45 p.m. about a house on fire in the 10000 block of County Road 2120.
According to the Phelps County Sheriff's Department, an off-duty deputy who lives close by responded to the call. When he arrived, he found a young boy outside the house, which was engulfed in flames. The deputy provided care to the boy until paramedics arrived.
When additional deputies arrived on the scene, they said they believed several people were trapped inside the house.
Deputies could not enter the house due to heavy smoke and fire, the sheriff's department said. Fire units that responded entered the residence but determined it was unsafe and evacuated. The fire was later controlled.
The sheriff's department said three people had died in the fire. Their identities have not been released as of Sunday morning.
Multiple agencies responded to the fire including the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department, Rolla Rural Fire Department, Doolittle Fire Department, St. James Fire Department, Rolla City Fire Department, Phelps Health Emergency Medical Service, Missouri State Fire Marshall, Intercounty Electric, Children's Division, Phelps County Coroner and Yoakum and Son Excavating.
Phelps County Sheriff’s Department, Rolla Rural Fire Department and the Missouri State Fire Marshall’s Office are investigating the cause of this fire.
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