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Bodies of three children, parents found in Utah home

SPRINGVILLE, Utah — Two parents and three of their children were found dead in a home near Provo, and authorities said early Sunday they were trying to determine the cause of the deaths.

The bodies were reported to officers in Springville about 8 p.m. Saturday, said Lieutenant Dave Caron, a police spokesman.

‘‘There were no obvious signs of trauma or foul play,’’ Caron said in a telephone interview early Sunday. ‘‘We didn’t see that when we first got there and we still don’t.’’

He said police arriving at the scene determined that it was safe to continue the investigation inside. He also said that police do not believe that there is any danger to the community.

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The residence is a duplex and residents in the other half of the building were unharmed.

The bodies were found by an older son and his two grandparents. No names were released, but police gave the ages of the parents as mid-30s; a 14-year-old boy, a 12-year-old girl, and an 11-year-old boy.

Caron said that firefighters tested the air and did not find any carbon monoxide, but added that the gas could have dissipated before the test.

Autopsies will be needed to determine the causes of death.