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Nine people have been killed in a fire at an apartment building in the US state of Mississippi, say reports. Nine people have been killed in a fire at an apartment block in the US state of Mississippi, say reports.
At least six children were among the dead, state fire marshal Mike Chaney told the Associated Press news agency.At least six children were among the dead, state fire marshal Mike Chaney told the Associated Press news agency.
The fire was reported to have broken out before dawn in the building in Starkville, Oktibbeha County. The blaze was reported to have broken out before dawn at the building in Starkville, Oktibbeha County.
The deaths were confirmed by County Coroner Michael Hunt. There was no immediate information on the cause of the fire. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire, in a two-storey block containing eight apartments, not far from Mississippi State University.
The apartment complex was on Mississippi Highway 25-South, said AP. The deaths were confirmed by County Coroner Michael Hunt.
An eyewitness told the Commercial Dispatch newspaper that children aged four and three as well as a young baby were feared dead.