3 children killed in overnight Canton house fire, 2 others critically injured

reporting people trapped inside a home off County Road 4127 in Canton. Fire crews with Canton, South Van Zandt, Ben Wheeler and Wills Point fire departments were dispatched to the scene. Palmer said when firefighters arrived, crews found three people inside were able to evacuate by four children were still trapped inside. Crews had to breach an exterior wall of the home to make entry and were able to find the trapped children. Palmer said three of them had already succumbed to the fire. The children who died were ages 3, 5, and 8. A 10-year-old boy and an adult woman were taken to Parkland Hospital in Dallas, where officials said they were in critical condition. Two other occupants of the home were also taken to the hospital as a precaution. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The fire marshal said additional information would be released later on Wednesday.