Officials: 6 killed in blaze at New Ulm inn
New Ulm police and fire officials say the death toll in a massive fire at a southern Minnesota inn has reached six.
The blaze engulfed the Bohemian Bed & Breakfast house early Saturday.
Authorities did not identify the victims, but family members confirmed three of the victims were a mother and her two daughters. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Fire Chief Paul Macho says four people escaped after the fire was discovered around 1:45 a.m. He tells The Journal of New Ulm (http://bit.ly/lZcvWo ) eight people were believed to be in the house, but it's possible that more people had arrived to take shelter from Friday's storm.
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Macho says there was so much damage inside that it was difficult for firefighters to make their way through the inn.
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Information from: The Journal, http://www.nujournal.com/journal
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