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Thursday, November 5
The Nation's news media is reporting the following residential fire (non-arson) fatalities:
- 2 dead – Occurred Thursday, 11/5 – Pinson, AL (Birmingham, AL): Two people were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 2 dead – Occurred Thursday, 11/5 – Coalton, OH (Charleston - Huntington, WV): Two elderly people were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead - Occurred Thursday, 11/5 - Hamilton, NJ (Philadelphia, PA): An 83-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Wednesday, 11/4 – Watertown, NY: A person was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Wednesday, 11/4 – Cleveland, OH: A 57-year-old person was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. There were no working smoke alarms in the home.
- 1 dead – Occurred Wednesday, 11/4 – Watertown, NY: A person was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Wednesday, 11/4 – River Grove, IL (Chicago, IL): A woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Wednesday, 11/4 – Myrtle Beach, SC (Florence - Myrtle Beach, SC): A man was killed in a mobile home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead - Occurred Wednesday, 11/4 - Laredo, TX: A seven-month-old baby was killed in a home fire. The fire was caused by a child playing with a lighter.
- 1 dead - Occurred Wednesday, 11/4 - Columbus, GA: A 51-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead - Occurred Tuesday, 11/3 - Dexter, MO (Paducah, KY Cape Girardeau, MO Harrisburg, IL): A 77-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 11/2 – Halifax, NC (Raleigh - Durham, NC): A 32-year-old man was killed in a mobile home fire. The cause of the fire was a kerosene heater.
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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