The McMinnville fire chief says two young children have been killed in an apartment fire.
Chief Kevin Lawrence said the 1 and 3 year-old children died in a blaze that broke out about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday in the kitchen of their unit at Asbury Apartments. The parents were able to get out, but couldn't reach their children.
The names of the victims were not yet available at midday.
Lawrence said the fire appeared to be accidental, but an investigation was still under way.
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