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Boy, Great-Grandparents Die in Florida House Fire

A 6-year-old boy and his great-grandparents are dead following a fire at their rural central Florida home.

Polk County Sheriff's officials say the fire broke out early Sunday morning.

Authorities say 75-year-old Carolyn Ruff and Liam McLemore, who was visiting his great-grandparents, were taken to a hospital where they later died. The body of 82-year-old Walter Ruff was found inside the smoldering home.

Investigators were still trying to determine what caused the fire.

No further details were immediately available.

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