SIOUX COUNTY, Iowa (KTIV) - Sioux County officials have confirmed that three people, all under the age of 18, have died after an early morning fire in rural Northwest Iowa.

Authorities in Sioux County say at about 5 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 1, firefighters were sent to a home on 430th Street, 2.5 miles northwest of the town of Granville.

When they got to the scene, firefighters reported heavy smoke coming from the home, and assistance was called in from nearby communities.

“Fire personnel discovered four persons inside the residence in critical condition; they were transported by ambulance services to Orange City Area Health,” stated the Granville Fire Department in a press release.

According to the fire department, 17-year-old Kolten Hofmeyer of Alton, Iowa, died at the Orange City hospi

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