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Article: House fire kills three children: RICHMOND: One adult hospitalized for smoke inhalation; youths ranged in age from 2 to 9.
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- Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)
- Article date:
- June 3, 2006
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Byline: Karl Fischer and Clanci Cochran
Jun. 3--RICHMOND -- A Richmond house fire Friday afternoon left three children dead and one adult hospitalized for smoke inhalation. The fire broke out about 5:45 p.m. on the first floor of the home in the 900 block of View Drive. The smoke and flames apparently trapped the children, who were on the second floor in a rear bedroom, said Richmond Fire Chief Michael Banks. The children, two girls and a boy, were identified by their grandfather Chuck Culpepper as Dezionne Portis, 9; Jerimia "J.J." Cradle Jr., 5; and Isis Cradle, 2. They were taken to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead, likely from smoke ...