DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A southwest Ohio woman says she narrowly escaped a house fire that killed another
woman and a teenager.
Officials said the accidental fire at a Dayton duplex Thursday morning involved smoking and non-working
smoke detectors.
Tana Stewart tells The Dayton Daily News (http://bit.ly/R6VUWN ) that part of her wishes she
died, too, in the blaze that killed her
fiancee, 37-year-old Tia Strickland, and Strickland’s 15-year-old son
Ricky Turner.
Dayton Assistant Fire Chief Michael Caudill said
Strickland and Turner likely died of smoke inhalation, but the coroner
has yet to rule on the cause of death.
The fire started in the
middle room of the main floor of the duplex. Caudill said smoking likely
was the cause, but he declined to say who might have been smoking.
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Information from: Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.com
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A southwest Ohio woman says she narrowly escaped a house fire that killed another
woman and a teenager.
Officials said the accidental fire at a Dayton duplex Thursday morning involved smoking and non-working
smoke detectors.
Tana Stewart tells The Dayton Daily News (http://bit.ly/R6VUWN ) that part of her wishes she
died, too, in the blaze that killed her
fiancee, 37-year-old Tia Strickland, and Strickland’s 15-year-old son
Ricky Turner.
Dayton Assistant Fire Chief Michael Caudill said
Strickland and Turner likely died of smoke inhalation, but the coroner
has yet to rule on the cause of death.
The fire started in the
middle room of the main floor of the duplex. Caudill said smoking likely
was the cause, but he declined to say who might have been smoking.
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Information from: Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.