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The Nation's news media is reporting the following residential fire (non-arson) fatalities:
Tuesday, March 16
- 2 dead – Occurred Tuesday, 3/16 – Peoria, IL: An 83-year-old mother and her 65-year-old son were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Tuesday, 3/16 – Beckley, WV: A person was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Tuesday, 3/16 – Cobb County, GA (Atlanta, GA): A person was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/15 – Pinole, CA (San Francisco, CA): A 48-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/15 – 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 – Burlington Township, PA (Wilkes Barre - Scranton, PA): On Tuesday, 3/16, a man succumbed to injuries sustained in a home fire that occurred on Monday, 3/15. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Sunday, 3/14 – Kansas City, MO: An 86-year-old woman was killed in an apartment fire. The fire was caused by a candle that ignited her clothing. She rushed to the shower to douse the fire, but the flames caught the shower curtain on fire as well.
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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