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Fire in Barbour County leaves four dead

JUNIOR, W.Va. — A late night fire in Barbour County has claimed the lives of four people.

The State Fire Marshal confirms the four adults died in the blaze at a home in the town of Junior. The fire department was alerted just before 11 p.m. Wednesday. They arrived to find a mobile home fully engulfed in flames along River Avenue in the town.

The fire was out in 15 minutes and the bodies discovered.

The Fire Marshal has investigators on scene. All four victims were adults, but further information is not known.





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