5 children killed in fire at US day care centre

The fire was reported at a daycare centre in Erie, a lakeside town in northern Pennsylvania in which five children died.

Washington: A fire at a daycare centre in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania killed at least five children, said local authorities.

The fire was reported on Sunday at a daycare centre in Erie, a lakeside town in northern Pennsylvania, media reported.

According to Erie fire chief Guy Santone, multiple people were trapped inside the three-storey single-family house, which abruptly caught fire.

Santone said that the victims ranged from eight months to seven years in age.

The owner of the daycare centre, an adult female, was flown to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The daycare centre was certified by local authorities until March 2020, local media reported.

Erie has a population of about 100,000 and is the fourth largest city in the state.