Six people, including three children, died in house fire in Georgia, five others were injured

A house fire early Monday in Newnan, Georgia, killed six people, including three children, and injured five.

Authorities are working to determine the cause of the deadly fire in Coweta County, about 40 miles southwest of Atlanta.

Coweta County Fire Department responded to a 911 call just before 5 a.m. Monday and found more than 50% of the home engulfed in flames. A fire department transcript described the emergency at the scene, reporting explosions inside the home and people screaming as they tried to escape.

Eleven people were in the house and they had already been registered at 5:16 a.m., district authorities said in a statement.

Three boys, ages 6, 12 and 13, were killed. A 36-year-old woman, a 74-year-old woman and a 74-year-old man also died, county officials said.

The names of the victims were not released. In a statement on Monday afternoon, the family thanked the public for the “outpouring of love and prayers.”

“We don’t even know where to begin rebuilding,” the statement said. “We ask for prayers and privacy now as we deal with this unimaginable tragedy.”

Five people with “serious injuries” were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. Authorities did not release their identities, ages or condition.

The fire department, state and county fire marshals and the county sheriff’s office are investigating.

This article was originally published on NBCNews.com.