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West Michigan Fire Leaves 3 Children Dead

KALAMAZOO (WWJ/AP) - An apartment fire in West Michigan leaves three children dead.

The bodies of 3-year-old twins and a 1-year-old girl were found inside a unit at the Interfaith Apartments in Kalamazoo.

Officials believe the children may have been left home alone.

One apartment was destroyed and a second heavily damaged in today's fire. A firefighter was injured when a ladder he was on collapsed.

No word on what started the fire.

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