BOXHOLM, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified the mother and three children killed a house fire in the central Iowa town of Boxholm.
Rick Lampe with the Boone County Sheriff's Department says 27-year-old Amber Sorenson, 9-year-old Riley Sorenson, 6-year-old Autumn Sorenson and 4-year-old Brayden Sorenson all died in the fire.
The fire in Boone County created challenges for firefighters because of frigid conditions.
The fire was reported around 12:45 a.m. Sunday, January 17, 2016, when the temperature was 6 degrees below zero in the town of about 200.
The victims' bodies were recovered around 2:15 a.m.
Following the tragedy, the close-knit community rallied behind John Sorenson, and a GoFundMe page was established by a family friend to help offset funeral costs, according to WHO-TV.