Crime & Safety
13-Year-Old From Silver Spring Killed In NC Rental Home Fire: Reports
A 13-year-old girl was killed and three other Silver Spring residents were injured in a Friday morning house fire in North Carolina.
KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC — A 13-year-old from Silver Spring was identified as one of the three victims killed early Friday morning rental home fire in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, according to police.
Sienna Farr of Silver Spring was killed along with 64-year-old Colleen Cohan and 68-year-old William Deeg, a married couple from Ashton, North Carolina, WTOP News reported.
Three Silver Spring residents were reported recovering from burns they received during the fire, according to WTOP. They were identified as Farr's 16-year-old sister and their mother, 48-year-old Laura Volk and Volk’s boyfriend, 55-year-old David Brewer.
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There were six occupants of the home, one of whom was able to exit safely, according to a spokeswoman with the Kill Devil Hills Fire Department. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Read: WTOP News' Full Story about the fire in North Carolina.
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