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Nine people have been killed in a fire at an apartment building in the US state of Mississippi, say reports. At least six children were among the dead, state fire marshal Mike Chaney told the Associated Press news agency. The fire was reported to have broken out before dawn in the building in Starkville, Oktibbeha County. The deaths were confirmed by County Coroner Michael Hunt. There was no immediate information on the cause of the fire. The apartment complex was on Mississippi Highway 25-South, said AP.