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December 31 - January 2

The Nation's news media is reporting the following residential fire (non-arson) fatalities:

  • 6 dead – Occurred Thursday, 1/1 – Washington, DC (Washington, DC) – Three adults, ages 72, 23, and 22; as well as three children ages 11, 10, and 4-years-old were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire was due to an electrical malfunction in the home. Investigators are still trying to determine if a short was caused by a number of overloaded surge protectors. 
  • 3 dead – Occurred Thursday, 1/1 – Victoria Township, MO (St. Louis, MO) -- A 39-year-old man and his two children, ages eleven and seven were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 2 dead – Occurred Wednesday, 12/31 – Anderson, IN (Indianapolis, IN) – Two sisters, ages one and two-years old were killed in a home fire.  While the cause of the fire remains under investigation, officials believe the fire began in the children’s bedroom. 
  • 1 dead – Occurred Thursday, 1/1 Augusta, ME (Portland, ME) A woman was killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.   
  • 1 dead – Occurred Thursday, 1/1 Camden, NJ (Philadelphia, PA) A man was killed in an abandoned home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. 
  • 1 dead – Occurred Thursday, 1/1 – Tonawanda, NY (Buffalo, NY) – A 23-year-old woman was killed in a home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Thursday, 1/1 Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia, PA) A 70-year-old woman was killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Thursday, 1/1 Columbia, SC (Columbia, SC) A man was killed in a mobile home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. 
  • 1 dead – Occurred Wednesday, 12/31 – Winston-Salem, NC (Greensboro – Winston-Salem, NC) – A 77-year-old woman was killed in a home fire.  The cause of the fire was due to the woman smoking in bed.  
  • 1 dead – Occurred Wednesday, 12/31 Corpus Christie, TX (Corpus Christie, TX) – A 94-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Wednesday, 12/31 Appalachia, VA (Tri-cities, TN) A three-year-old girl was killed in a home fire. Although the cause of the fire is still under investigation, investigators believe the fire may have been caused by a candle in the living room. 
  • 1 dead – Occurred Wednesday, 12/31 Fond du Lac, WI (Green Bay, WI) – A 56-year-old man was killed in a home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Tuesday, 12/30 Garfield Park, IL (Chicago, IL) A 55-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Tuesday, 12/30 Harris County, TX (Houston, TX) A 50-year-old woman was killed in a mobile home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Wednesday, 12/31 – Fond Du Lac, WI (Green Bay, WI) – A person was killed in a home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Tuesday, 12/30 – Aldine, TX (Houston, TX) – A 50-year-old woman was killed in a mobile home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Tuesday, 12/30 – Mascoutah, IL (St. Louis, MO) – A 64-year-old woman was killed in a home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 12/29 – Concord, CA (San Francisco, CA) – An 85-year-old woman was killed in an apartment fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 12/29 – Leon County, TX (Waco, TX) – A man was killed in a home fire.  While the cause of the fire remains under investigation, officials learned that a burning wood stove was in use inside the home.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Thursday, 12/25 - Lower Frederick, PA (Philadelphia, PA) – A 74-year-old man was killed in an apartment fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.

To find out more about any of the reported incidents, please contact news media in the vicinity where the fatal fire occurred. USFA does not have any additional information other than what is listed here.  

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