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The Nation's news media is reporting the following residential fire (non-arson) fatalities:
Monday, February 15
- 7 dead – Occurred Sunday, 2/14 – Cicero, IL (Chicago, IL): A 20-year-old man, his 19-year-old girlfriend, their sons ages three-days-old, and three-years-old, 16-year-old male and female twins and an 18-year-old girl were killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 4 dead – Occurred Saturday, 2/13 – Phelan, AL (Birmingham, AL): A 38-year-old man, a 32-year-old woman, an 11-year-old girl and a three-year-old girl were killed in a home fire. The fire was caused by a small heater placed too close to a bed.
- 4 dead – Occurred Saturday, 2/13 – Flint, MI: Four children, ages one, two, three, and four-years-old, were killed in an apartment fire. The fire was caused by unattended cooking. Officials believe an adult in the apartment fell asleep while cooking.
- 3 dead – Occurred Saturday, 2/13 – Indianapolis, IN: A 32-year-old woman, a 16-year-old boy, and an eight-year-old girl were killed in a home fire. Officials believe the fire was caused by a space heater.
- 2 dead – Occurred Monday, 2/15 – Gulfport, MS: A 74-year-old man and his 67-year-old wife were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 2 dead – Occurred Sunday, 2/14 – New Ulm, MN (Mankato, MN): A 68-year-old man and his 54-year-old wife were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead - Occurred Monday, 2/15 - Port Byron, NY (Syracuse, NY): A 68-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Sunday, 2/14 – Springfield, MO: A 72-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The fire was caused by careless smoking.
- 1 dead – Occurred Sunday, 2/14 – Gray Court, SC (Greenville, SC – Asheville, NC): A 45-year-old man was killed in a manufactured home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Saturday, 2/13 – Manhattan, NY (New York, NY): A 50-year-old woman was killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Saturday, 2/13 – Little Italy, OH (Cleveland, OH): A 60-year-old woman was killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Saturday, 2/13 – Gretna, VA (Roanoke – Lynchburg, VA): A 56-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Saturday, 2/13 – Pine Hill, NJ (Philadelphia, PA): A person was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Saturday, 2/13 – Buffalo, NY: An 80-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The fire was caused by a space heater.
- 1 dead – Occurred Friday, 2/12 – Wadsworth, OH (Cleveland, OH): A 40-year-old man 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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