Fatal fire kills four year old child in Houlton
HOULTON, Maine (AP) — Police say a 4-year-old boy was killed and two other children were hurt in an apartment fire in northern Maine. The fire happened Wednesday morning in Houlton at a three-story multi-unit building. Police say the fire killed the boy and a 4-year-old girl was treated at a local hospital for smoke inhalation. They say a 12-year-old boy was also taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland for burn injuries. Police say the three children were home alone at the time of the fire. They say investigators from the fire marshal’s office would conduct an investigation into the fire.