6 Killed In House Fire

May 24, 2007 Michigan - A kitchen fire engulfed a house early Thursday, killing five children and their stepfather, who ran back into the flames to try to save them, authorities said. The children's mother was rescued from the two-story home by sheriff's deputies, police Sgt. Mark Lively said. The early morning fire started in the kitchen, where the stepfather, 33-year-old Samuel Watkins, had been cooking, police Detective Jason Ball said. Watkins ran out of the burning house and flagged down deputies ...