3 children die in overnight trailer home fire in Clovis, New Mexico

Authorities say three children have died in an overnight house fire south of Clovis. Five more people survived and are being treated at a Texas hospital. Curry County investigators say emergency crews were dispatched to the home about 2:30 a.m. Saturday and found a modified single-wide trailer home engulfed in flames. They say three children ages 3, 5 and 11 were declared dead at the scene. Clovis Fire Department officials say three adults and two other children escaped the residence before emergency personnel arrived. The survivors were taken to a medical center in Lubbock for additional treatment. The county sheriff’s office and New Mexico State Fire Marshall’s Office are investigating the fire.