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Five kids, two firefighters hurt as fire destroys home in Agency.

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An investigation is underway into the cause of a house fire in Agency, Mo. that injured five children and two firefighters.

A family of seven in Agency must find a new place to live after fire destroyed their home Thursday evening.

Five children were trapped upstairs by flames, and were injured when they jumped out of an upstairs window to escape.

One firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation, and another was injured when he slipped and fell. The injuries were described as minor.

Fire crews hampered by limited water supplies were forced to fight the fire defensively, and prevent spreading as the house burned down.

The fire at 6711 S. Fourth Street was first reported shortly after 5pm Thursday.

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