5 found dead in New York house fire

A house was set on fire to cover the killings of at least two adults and three children in a Hudson Valley home, police said Friday.

The bodies were found after 3 a.m. when a fire ravaged a wood-frame house in the town of Fishkill, 60 miles north of New York City.

State Police Maj. William Carey called it "a fire to cover the killing" of at least five people. It was not clear how the victims were killed.

Police had no other information immediately available about the victims. Neighbors said they were renting the house. "We're just starting the investigation at this point," Carey said.

State police said a burned out car found about a half mile from the house played a part in the homicide, though it was not clear how.

Dozens of firefighters, police officers and rescue workers were still at the scene late Friday morning.

Dutchess County medical examiner Dr. Kari Reiber said autopsies were scheduled Friday for three bodies from the fire. She could not say if the medical examiner's office expected more bodies to come in later in the day.