By Jessica M. Pasko
The Associated Press
FISHKILL, N.Y. — A house was set on fire early Friday to cover the slayings of at least two adults and three children, police said.
The bodies were found after fire partially collapsed the roof of the wood-frame house in Fishkill, 60 miles north of New York City.
It was not clear how the victims were killed, State Police Maj. William Carey said.
No other information about the victims was immediately available. Neighbors said the victims were renting the modest house, which is set back some 50 feet from a busy roadway amid tall trees.
“A lot of families come and go there,” said Louanna Bell, who lives down the road but did not know the victims.
State police said a burned-out car found about a half-mile from the house played a role in the slayings, though it was not clear how.