A family of six died in a house fire near the Saint Lawrence River. Firefighters were able to pull the victims from the building, but they all died at the hospital.

The Massena Central School District announced that they are closing all schools on Tuesday in light of the tragedy.

Massena, N.Y. — Six people were killed in a blaze Monday night in an Upstate New York home. The deadly fire happened at a home in Massena, a North Country town just miles from the Canadian border. Three children and their parents were killed in the blaze, the Massena Central School District Superintendent said.

Six family members, including three children, died after a fast-moving fire swept through a home in northern New York, according to officials. High winds fueled the fire that struck a single-family home at around 10 p.