Officials: Multiple deaths in SE Nebraska house fire

CORDOVA, Neb. (AP) - Authorities in southeastern Nebraska say multiple people have been found dead in a burning house.

The Lincoln Journal Star cites the Seward County Sheriff’s Office in reporting that several people died in the Saturday morning house fire in Cordova.

Cordova is a village of fewer than 150 people that lies about 30 miles west of Lincoln.

Officials report that firefighters were called to the house for a fire around 7:30 a.m. Saturday and found the home engulfed in flames. No details about the deaths or the identity of the victims had been released by early Saturday afternoon.

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Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, http://www.journalstar.com