CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Fire officials say 12 people safely escaped a burning home in Cedar Rapids.



The fire broke out in the 2-story house Wednesday afternoon. Fire Department spokesman Greg Buelow says four adults and eight children ranging in age from two to nine had been inside the house.

Buelow says two adults were still in the house when firefighters arrived, but they got out safely.

Most of the fire was in the attic and a second floor bedroom.

Buelow says one of the adults had started a fire in the fireplace shortly before the fire was reported.

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