5 family members including 3 kids die in Flint home fire

FLINT, Mich. (AP) - Three children and their parents have died and another sibling was injured following an early morning fire at a Flint home.

The blaze was reported about 4:40 a.m. Monday, Flint Police Chief Terence Green told WNEM-TV.

The child who was injured escaped by climbing out a window, according to investigators.

Flint Fire Chief Raymond Barton told WEYI-TV the home appeared to have no smoke detectors.

Fire crews arrived to find flames coming from the home’s windows. The cause of the fire was under investigation.