Search called off for children missing in lodge explosion [View All]

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PAONIA, Colorado (AP) -- Three youngsters were missing and 16 other people were injured after a fiery explosion that destroyed a remote mountain lodge as people started arriving for a family reunion, authorities said Sunday.

The three missing youngsters, ages 3, 12, and 15, were all from the same family, Delta County Sheriff Fred McKee said.

"We are very concerned that they were last seen in the lodge," he said.

The explosion Saturday at the Electric Mountain Lodge may have been caused by propane, which was used for heating, the sheriff said.
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More here:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/20/lodge.explosion.ap/index.html

This is very sad. :(