UPDATE: Authorities identify three people killed in South Dakota house fire

May 7, 2024

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D.–The three people killed in a fire this weekend in North Sioux City, South Dakota have been identified by authorities.

Union County Emergency Management says the fire was reported on Saturday, just after 7 a.m.

The victims are identified as 1-year-old Ezra Allen, 8-year-old Keenan Allen, and 75-year-old Sharon Allen.

North Sioux City Fire Chief Bill Pappas says the fire was caused by a propane gas leak, but they do not have information on the source of the gas leak at this time.