Fire Kills Two Women; Man Dies in Rescue Effort
Associated Press
ALTON, Ill. —
Fire swept through a wood-frame apartment house early Friday, killing two women and the building’s owner, a man, 83, who had escaped but returned to the burning building in a rescue attempt, authorities said.
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