Officials Search Oakland County Home Where 3 Kids Died In Fire: Police

WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI — Investigators searched a West Bloomfield home where three kids were killed in a house fire Sunday, according to police.

Three siblings, a 16-year-old girl, a 15-year-old boy and a 12-year-old boy, were inside a home in the 5000 block of Pembury Lane in West Bloomfield Township on Sunday night when it caught fire, according to police.

The boy and the teens were taken to a nearby hospital, where they died, according to police.

No other people were inside the home when it caught fire, according to police.

Police said investigators were searching the home to "further investigate the circumstances surrounding this fire to determine to the greatest extent possible what happened."

Police said someone inside the home called 911 and reported that they were trapped inside the burning home.

Moreover, officials said there were no working smoke alarms inside the house.

Police did not say where the children's parents were Sunday night, but said they are cooperating with investigators.

The cause of the fire was still unknown.

Officials plan to turn over their findings to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office for review.

The West Bloomfield Police asked anyone with information about the fire to call Detective Alex Mutchler at (248) 975-8938.