3 die in southwest Va. mobile home fire
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By Staff Reports
Published: January 12, 2009
GALAX -- Authorities say two adults and their 4-year-old child died in a mobile home fire in southwest Virginia.
Grayson County Sheriff Richard Vaughan said in a news release that the adult victims in today's blaze near Galax were identified as 39-year-old Larry Stephen Lafferty and 28-year-old Amy Stoneman. The identity of their daughter was not available.
Authorities say firefighters had to force open the doors on the mobile home when they responded to the fire about 8:15 a.m. today. The victims were all inside.
Police say the cause of the fire hasn't been determined, but they do not suspect foul play.
The victims' bodies will be sent to the medical examiner's office in Roanoke for autopsies.
-- The Associated Press
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