AKRON, Ohio — Five people died in an early morning fire Monday, including three Akron Public Schools students, the district confirmed. Four others were injured.
“Early this morning we were informed of a fire that has taken the lives of three children. Three Akron Public Schools students. We cannot express our shared grief, in words. Our best efforts now are focused on connecting with our students and staff who will be affected by this. Grief counselors have been mobilized now and are where they need to be to help our district through this tragedy,” said Christine Fowler Mack, superintendent of Akron Public Schools in a statement.
According to authorities, one of the students was in elementary school, another was in middle school and the third was in high school.
The four injured were taken to nearby hospitals, but their conditions are unknown.
The ages of the victims and their names haven’t been released. The fire is under investigation.
