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The Nation's news media is reporting the following residential fire (non-arson) fatalities:
Monday, January 18
- 2 dead – Occurred Monday, 1/18 – Clarksdale, MS (Memphis, TN): A 39-year-old woman and her two-year-old son were killed in a home fire. Officials believe the fire was caused by an electric heater placed too close to a couch.
- 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 1/18 – Waterford, MI (Detroit, MI): A 41-year-old man was killed in a home fire. Officials believe the fire started in the kitchen.
- 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 1/18 – Vero Beach, FL (West Palm Beach, FL): A 63-year-old man, confined to a wheelchair, was killed in a manufactured home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 1/18 – Dearborn, MI (Detroit, MI): A woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Sunday, 1/17 – Chillicothe, OH (Columbus, OH): A three-year-old girl was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Saturday, 1/16 – Springfield, VT (Burlington, VT - Plattsburgh, NY): A man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Saturday, 1/16 – Wheaton, IL (Chicago, IL): A man, in his 20s, was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Saturday, 1/16 – Brazoria, TX (Houston, TX): A woman was killed in a manufactured home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Friday, 1/15 – Binghamton, NY: A 64-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Friday, 1/15 – Huntington, MD (Washington, DC): A 79-year-old woman was killed in a home 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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