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

Monday, March 8

  • 5 dead – Occurred Saturday, 3/6 – Marion Junction, AL (Montgomery, AL):  A man, woman and three children, ages three, six, and seven-years-old, were killed in a manufactured home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation. 
  • 2 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/8 – Long Beach, CA (Los Angeles, CA):  An elderly couple were killed in a home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation. 
  • 2 dead – Occurred Sunday, 3/7 – Greenfield, OH (Cincinnati, OH):  Two boys, ages three and four-years-old, were killed in a home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 2 dead – Occurred Sunday, 3/7 – Lafayette, IN:  Two people were killed in a home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation. 
  • 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/8 – Tishomingo, OK (Sherman, TX – Ada, OK):  A 60-year-old woman was killed in a home fire.  The cause of the fire was investigation. 
  • 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/8 – Greenwood, SC (Greenville, SC – Asheville, NC):  A 65-year-old man was killed in a home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/8 – Houma, LA (New Orleans, LA):  A person was killed in a home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/8 – South Bend, IN:  A 51-year-old man was killed in an apartment fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation. 
  • 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/8 – Veneta, OH:  A person was killed in a manufactured home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/8 – Lower Frankford Township, PA (Philadelphia, PA):  A man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/8 – Scottsville, VA (Charlottesville, VA):  A person was killed in a home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Sunday, 3/7 – Manhasset, NY (New York, NY):  A 63-year-old man was killed in an apartment fire.  The fire was caused by careless disposal of smoking materials.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Sunday, 3/7 – Oak Orchard, DE (Salisbury, MD):  A man was killed in a manufactured home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.  The home had no working smoke alarms.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Sunday, 3/7 – Lafayette, IN:  A 59-year-old woman was killed in a home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Sunday, 3/7 – Henrico, VA (Raleigh – Durham, NC):  A person was killed in a home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.  Officials believe the fire started in the kitchen. 
  • 1 dead – Occurred Sunday, 3/7 – Chaparral, NM (El Paso, TX):  A four-year-old girl was killed in a home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.  The victim was found in a closet hiding from the flames. 
  • 1 dead – Occurred Sunday, 3/7 – Oneida, KY (Lexington, KY):  A 23-year-old man was killed in a home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation. 
  • 1 dead – Occurred Sunday, 3/7 – St. Cloud, MN (Minneapolis – St. Paul, MN):  A 42-year-old man was killed in a home fire.  Officials believe the fire was caused by careless smoking. 
  • 1 dead – Occurred Saturday, 3/6 – Winfield, KS (Wichita – Hutchinson, KS):  A man in his 50s was killed in an apartment fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.  The apartment had no working smoke alarms. 
  • 1 dead – Occurred Saturday, 3/6 – St. Charles, MI (Flint, MI):  A 39-year-old woman was killed in an apartment fire.  Officials believe the victim fell asleep while cooking.  The apartment had no working smoke alarms.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Saturday, 3/6 – Perkins Township, OH (Youngstown, OH):  A 38-year-old woman was killed in a home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 1 dead – Occurred Friday, 3/5 – San Jose, CA (San Francisco, CA):  An 87-year-old woman killed in a home fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation. 
  • 1 dead – Occurred Friday, 3/5 – Fredericktown, OH (Youngstown, OH):  A 45-year-old man was killed in a manufactured 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.  

The United States Fire Administration recommends everyone should have a comprehensive fire protection plan that includes smoke alarms, residential sprinklers, and practicing a home fire escape plan.

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