A fast-moving Connecticut house fire kills 2 adults and 2 children and injures 5 other people

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A fast-moving fire roared through a Connecticut home early Monday, killing two adults and two children and injuring five other people, authorities said.

The fire in Hartford broke out around 2:30 a.m., and firefighters found heavy flames at the home upon their arrival, city Fire Department Chief Rodney Barco said. Crews were able to enter the home but were soon forced to retreat due to the intense heat and flames.

The names of the nine victims and further details about them were not immediately released. The five injured people were being treated at hospitals for undisclosed injuries.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, Barco said.