Two children were killed in a fire in Butler Saturday night.
The Bates County Sheriff’s Department says they received a call of an explosion and house fire around 11:30 PM Saturday.
The house was fully engulfed in flames when fire crews arrived.
The Sheriff’s Department says five people lived in the house but only three made it out safely.
Both victims were two-years-old.
The Bates County Sherriff’s Department and Missouri State Fire Marshalls Office is investigating.