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Five children have died and a sixth is being treated for burns after fire tore through a house in northern Indiana.

Firefighters found the bodies about 4 p.m. Tuesday after responding to a fire in Madison, Ind.

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Jonathan Raff, an IU professor who studies the chemistry of air pollution, said local weather conditions interact with wildfire smoke to worsen health outcomes for Hoosiers.

Authorities lifted an evacuation order late Sunday afternoon after they said it was determined air quality and other environmental concerns related to the fire were deemed safe.

Authorities urged people to evacuate Tuesday near a large industrial fire in an Indiana city near the Ohio border that sent massive clouds of black smoke into the sky.

One victim was located during efforts to extinguish the fire. The other two victims were recovered after the fire was out. Their identities have not been determined.

More than 40 people are being relocated after a Wednesday morning fire.