BUTLERVILLE, Ind. — Two children died in a house fire late last week near Butlerville.
According to the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, crews responded to a 911 call around 11:15 PM to the 1300 block of North County Road 615 East in Campbell Township.
When crews arrived the house was fully engulfed. Homeowner Kenneth Collett, 55, escaped and was transported to St. Vincent Jennings Hospital before being transferred to an Indianapolis hospital for treatment of burns and smoke inhalation.
Collett told officials he was unable to locate two children in the home because of the thick smoke and flames.
The bodies of the two children, ages 3 and 4, were found after the fire was extinguished.
