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One person dead in Kanawha County fire

CLENDENIN, W.Va. — One person is dead after a fire early Saturday morning in Kanawha County.

The blaze was reported at 2:30 a.m. in a remote area of the county along Dallas Drive in the general Clendenin area.

Fire crews from Clendenin, Frame, Pinch, Sissonville and the West Virginia Air Guard Fire Department were on the scene.

The state Fire Marshal’s Office has been called in to investigate.

There was no early word on what caused the fire or the name of the victim.

The body was taken to the state Medical Examiner’s Office.





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