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Four killed in weekend fires

March 5, 2001 By admin

A house fire in the Union County town of Kent claimed the life of a toddler over the weekend. Two-year old Ricky Page-Moorhouse died in the fire, while his mother and twin brother were able to escape. The cause of the fire is not known. An elderly woman in rural Mount Pleasant died in a trailer fire early Saturday. Bob Mattocks reports:83-year-old Arlene Wilson was trapped in a bedroom and died in the fire. Investigators say a T-V set caused the blaze. Two people died in fires in the Davenport area this weekend. Mark Minnick reports. 49-year old Raoul Castillo died in a mobile home fire Friday. Castillo got his wife and two kids out, but went back in to fight the fire and was overcome. 76-year old Charles Moorehead Junior of Blue Grass died Saturday in a fire at his home. Passersby tried to get inside the house, but were forced back by the flames. Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the fires.

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