A mother and two school-age children were killed early Monday when fire gutted a home in north Alabama, officials said. Winston County Coroner Tracey Holley said Cara Evans, 44, and her two children, 8-year-old Annabelle and 4-year-old Jacob, died in the blaze, WIAT-TV reported. The cause of the blaze wasn’t immediately known, but photos from the scene showed a wood-frame home with much of its interior charred. Temperatures were below freezing when the fire was reported around 3:30 a.m. The city school system, in a statement posted on social media, described the children as students at Haleyville Elementary School. Superintendent Holly Sutherland told WBMA television, “To lose two and a parent at the same time it’s just the ultimate heartbreaking experience.” A bank account was established to help with funeral expenses and to assist the children’s father, the system said, and counselors will be available for fellow students when classes …