Three die in Wisconsin house fire

The fire department says three people died in a house fire in the southeastern Wisconsin city of Watertown early Friday morning. When police and firefighters responded to a fire shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Friday, they were told that residents were still trapped inside the house, according to a news release from the Watertown Fire Department.  

Police confirmed that three people were killed in the blaze but did not provide the names or ages of the deceased or what caused the fire. The incident is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal. Watertown is a city of nearly 23,000 people about 64 kilometers west of Milwaukee.