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Boone County fire claims one life

One person is dead and another injured after a trailer fire in Boone County.

The fire happened Sunday around 6 a.m. on Coal River Road in Orgas.

Fire Marshals say an 18 year old man died as a result of his injuries and his girlfriend was taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation. The man’s father was also in the trailer but managed to get out safely.

Names and ages have not been released.

The cause of the blaze still remains under investigation.





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