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Apartment fire kills 5 in Columbus, Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A fire official said four children were among the five people killed in a blaze that swept through an apartment complex in central Ohio.

Columbus Fire Lt. Shannon Morrison confirmed that five people died early today in the fire at the complex in downtown Columbus.

Morrison confirmed that four of the victims were children, but he could not yet provide their ages.

He said 21 fire trucks were sent to the blaze.

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