Four children and two adults from the same family died in a house fire early Tuesday in rural northern Illinois, according to the local sheriff. Authorities received a 911 call just after midnight reporting smoke in the basement of a home outside Dixon in the unincorporated community of Lost Nation, according to the Ogle County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office identified the victims as 39-year-old Timothy Shaw, 37-year-old Melissa Shaw, 17-year-old Ethan Shaw, 15-year-old LeAnne Shaw, 12-year-old Hailey Shaw and 11-year-old Dylan Shaw. The sheriff's office, Illinois State Fire Marshal and Illinois State Police are investigating the cause of the fire. VanVickle described Lost Nation as a subdivision in a woodsy area with a lake in a very rural and remote part of the county.

Source: Fox News November 21, 2017 18:11 UTC