PERRY COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - Two children died in a house fire in Perryville, Missouri on Thursday morning, December 11.

Police were called to the fire around 7:16 a.m. in the 700 block of Bruce Street.

According to the Perryville Police Department, when officers arrived at the scene, family members who had gotten out of the home told them two small children were still inside in an upstairs bedroom.

Officers tried to enter the home, but were unable to because of the amount of smoke. They were also unable to enter the home from the outside.

When firefighters arrived on scene, they were able to get the children out of the upstairs bedroom.

According to Perry County Coroner Meghan Ellis, a one-year-old boy died at the scene and a two-year-old girl was taken to an area hospital where she di

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