Weekend winter fires displace families, cause fatalities
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Elyria, Ohio — Firefighters responded to multiple residential and vehicle fires this weekend during winter conditions, killing two people in one house fire and a pet in another, displacing several families, and prompting Red Cross assistance. In Erwinville on Saturday, a mother and son died after a house fire; investigators noted no working smoke alarms and a possible electrical malfunction. Early Sunday, Elyria crews contained a basement blaze that rendered a home uninhabitable. Sunday night incidents in Lady's Island, Montgomery County, and Washington, D.C., involved vehicle or structure fires with no injuries reported. Based on 7 articles reviewed and supporting research.
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- 1. Saturday early morning — Erwinville house fire reported; coroner later identified two fatalities.
- 2. Sunday 2:45 a.m. — Elyria basement fire reported; crews fought blaze for about three hours.
- 3. Sunday 7:44 p.m. — Lady's Island structure fire reported; Red Cross called to assist displaced family.
- 4. Sunday ~8:45 p.m. — Montgomery County firefighters extinguished a truck fire during a snowstorm; no injuries.
- 5. Sunday ~8:45 p.m. — Southeast D.C. car fire extinguished in freezing temperatures; cause under investigation and no injuries.
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