Mother, 4 young children killed in overnight Texas mobile home fire

VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas (KLTV/Gray News) - Four young children and their mother died following an overnight house fire, authorities said.Van Zandt County Fire Marshal Kevin Palmer said firefighters were dispatched shortly after 12:30 a.m. Wednesday to a fire at a mobile home at 482 County Road 4127 with reports of people trapped inside.Palmer said when crews arrived, three people had escaped on their own, but four children remained inside. Firefighters breached an exterior wall to get in and quickly located the four children.Officials said three of the children were pronounced dead on scene and a fourth child was flown to a hospital. The children’s mother was also flown to the hospital. Officials later announced the child and mother died at the hospital. The children were a 3-year-old girl and three boys, ages 5, 8 and 10. The family has not been publicly identified, however Canton Independent School District confirmed some of the children were students.“It is with profound sadness tha