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Parents, Three Children Killed in House Fire

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From Times Wire Reports

A house fire killed five members of a family in Olathe, southwest of Kansas City.

A son ran to a neighbor’s home early Saturday to call 911, said Olathe Fire Department spokesman Mike Hall. Firefighters found four people dead inside the home; a fifth person died at a hospital, Hall said. The cause of the fire was under investigation.

The victims were identified as Matthew and Rebecca Orr, both 46, and three of their children -- Benjamin, 18; Jeremiah, 16; and Kyle, 14.

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