Merced house fire displaces families

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A fire has forced more than a dozen people, including six children, out of their homes.

It started in a storage area of a triplex at 8th and S Streets in Merced this afternoon.

The flames then moved into a common attic space and damaged the electrical wiring for the entire complex.

Investigators are still working to figure out the cause.