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Wednesday, January 28
The Nation's news media is reporting the following residential fire (non-arson) fatalities:
- 2 dead – Occurred Tuesday, 1/27 – Grand Island, NE (Lincoln, NE): Two people were killed in a mobile home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 2 dead – Occurred Sunday, 1/25 – Burnsville, MN (Minneapolis – St. Paul, MN): Two people were killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Tuesday, 1/27 – Fort Loudon, PA (Washington, DC): A one-year-old girl was killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Tuesday, 1/27 – Letcher County, KY (Tri-Cities, TN): A 35-year-old woman was killed in a mobile home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Tuesday, 1/27 – Westbury, NY (New York, NY): A man in his 60s was killed in a home fire. Fire officials believe a candle caused the fire.
- 1 dead – Occurred Tuesday, 1/27 – Union City, NJ (New York, NY): One man was killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Tuesday, 1/27 – Parkville, MD (Baltimore, MD): A 97-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Tuesday, 1/27 – Las Vegas, NV: A 58-year-old woman was killed in a mobile home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Tuesday, 1/27 – Bloomfield, MO (Paducah, KY - Cape Girardeau, MO - Harrisburg, IL): A 78-year-old man was killed in a mobile home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 1/26 – Ruston, LA (Monroe, LA - El Dorado, AR): A two-year-old girl was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The home had no working smoke alarms.
- 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 1/26 – Orangeburg, SC (Columbia, SC): A man was killed in a home fire. Fire officials believe a kerosene heater placed too close to a sofa caused the fire.
- 1 dead – Occurred Friday, 1/23 – Orangeburg, SC (Columbia, SC): A 62-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 1/19 – Braggs, AZ (Phoenix, AZ): A 71-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. Fire officials believe faulty wiring caused the fire.
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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