Twelve family members die in a fire in Guatemala

Members of the Departmental Municipal firefighters stand by bodies covered in plastic bags outside a house where members of a family died from carbon dioxide inhalation after they left a cooking fire ongoing overnight, in the municipality of Magdalena Milpas Altas, Guatemala September 6, 2022. Guatemala Bomberos Municipales Departamentales/Handout via REUTERS

GUATEMALA CITY — A fire in the Guatemalan municipality of Magdalena Milpas Altas killed 12 members of a family early on Tuesday, according to local firefighters.

First responders found the bodies of five minors at the scene, with ages ranging from four months to 14 years.

Preliminary findings show the family left a cooking fire going overnight and died from carbon dioxide inhalation.

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