At least three killed after a fire swept through their house three blocks from the University of Wisconsin-Stout campus in Minnesota. The three dead were college students. An official of university said that the firefighters arrived five minutes after a call Saturday morning to find moderate smoke coming from the basement, first floor & second floor of the two-story building.

Authorities say rescuers found two females & a male in second floor bedrooms. All three were taken to a hospital where they were pronounced dead.

The school of 8,400 students is located about 70 miles east of Minneapolis, Minnesota.