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KENOSHA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- In Kenosha Wednesday night, Dec. 3, family and friends gathered outside a burned-out apartment building to remember three young children that were killed in a Thanksgiving-night fire .

Rylee, Connor, and Alena Kannin were killed. Their father was able to get out and survived. Police are still investigating the cause of the fire and are leaving open the possibility it was an accident or arson.

Chelse Meeks is a neighbor and family friend. At the vigil, she said, "I hope that they are at peace and know that they were loved by more than just their family."

In more ways than one, Wednesday's vigil was brutal. Roughly 100 people fought through the conditions and their emotions to remember the happy lives of the children.

Meeks remembered, "Alena, she was

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