7 Killed in House Fire in Central Mississippi

7 Killed in House Fire in Central Mississippi
Damage to a house after a fatal fire in Clinton, Miss., on Feb. 8, 2020. Reggi Marion/WLBT-TV via AP
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CLINTON, Miss.—A mother and her six children were killed in a house fire early Saturday in central Mississippi, authorities said.

The fire happened around 12:30 a.m. in Clinton, which is outside Jackson, Clinton Fire Chief Jeff Blackledge told local news outlets.