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The Nation's news media is reporting the following residential fire (non-arson) fatalities:
Monday, March 15
- 2 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/15 – Springfield, MO: Two children, ages seven and four-years-old were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The home had smoke alarms, but the family said they never heard the alarms sound.
- 2 dead – Occurred Saturday, 3/13 – Fort Lee, NJ (New York, NY): Two men, ages 55 and 52-years-old were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 2 dead – Occurred Saturday, 3/13 – Vincennes, IN (Terre Haute, IN): A 47-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/15 – Houston, TX: A woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/15 – Ankeny, IA (Des Moines, IA): An elderly woman was killed in a manufactured home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/15 – East Memphis, TN (Memphis, TN): A 61-year-old man was killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/15 – Morris Heights, NY (New York, NY): A 39-year-old man was killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/15 – Kansas City, MO: A 10-month-old girl was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/15 – Bonsall, CA (San Diego, CA): A person was killed in a manufactured home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Sunday, 3/14 – Kingston, RI (Providence, RI – New Bedford, MA): A 71-year-old man was killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Sunday, 3/14 – Dixon, IL (Rockford, IL): A person was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Sunday, 3/14 – Gulfport, MS: A 53-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Saturday, 3/13 – Columbiana County, OH (Youngstown, OH): A 17-year-old boy was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Saturday, 3/13 – Belmont County, OH (Wheeling, WV – Steubenville, OH): A 40-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Friday, 3/12 – Jeffersonville, KY (Lexington, KY): An 82-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Friday, 3/12 – Cisco, UT (Salt Lake City, UT): A person 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.
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