Update: Authorities identify people killed in weekend house fire, one child still in critical condition
BLUE RIVER, Wis. — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the names of three people killed in an overnight house fire over the weekend, including two children.
33-year-old Andrew Brown and 12-year-old Frederick Hurley died in the fire, according to authorities.
Grant County Sheriff Nate Dreckman also confirmed to News 3 Now that 14-year-old Barbara Hurley, who was in a Milwaukee hospital, died Monday morning.
Another child, 15-year-old Francis Hurley, is still in critical condition at University Hospital in Madison.
Two other adults, 37-year-old Jenny Joe Moe and 38-year-old Gilbert Moe, were treated and released from the hospital.
Authorities are still investigating the fire, which started at about 3:40 a.m. Saturday at 105 Jay Street in the Village of Blue River.
Several area fire departments responded with mutual aid after getting reports of people being trapped in the house.
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