Four dead after early morning Morehouse fire

MOREHOUSE, Mo. (AP) -- Four people, including an infant, are dead following a house fire in a rural area of Southeast Missouri.

The fire was reported at 2:11 a.m. Friday in an area known as the Colony near Morehouse in New Madrid County. Sheriff Terry Stevens says the victims -- two women, a man and the infant -- have not been identified. Autopsies are scheduled for Saturday.

The Southeast Missouri Major Case Squad is investigating at Stevens' request, but he does not suspect foul play. He says he requested the investigation because of the number of people killed in the fire.

Stevens says the home was fully engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived, and it was impossible to rescue anyone.