Two children and two adults were killed Wednesday when a fire swept through an apartment complex in a Kansas City, Missouri, suburb in freezing temperatures.

The development group, led by area native Zach Molzer, is turning the old hotel into an apartment building with around 120 units, with studios and one-bedrooms, including 14 affordable units set aside for residents with lower incomes. The project will reflect an almost $40 million investment.

The Independence Fire Department confirmed that four people were killed in a large apartment fire Wednesday morning, and two firefighters were injured in the blaze

Two children, ages 3 and 8, were among the family of four killed in the fire that destroyed their apartment building in Independence.