WHITE PIGEON, Mich. – Authorities say a pregnant woman and a child are dead and seven other people were taken to a hospital following an early-morning house fire in southwestern Michigan.
White Pigeon Fire Chief Troy Andrews says crews responding to a report of a fire shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday found several residents outside and were told two were still on the home's second floor. He says firefighters tried to get inside but were pushed back by intense flames.
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Andrews says the woman and a 7-year-old boy were found dead. In all, he says 11 people were believed to be living at the home near the Indiana border.
Andrews says a dog was found dead in the basement and another was found alive. The fire's cause is under investigation.