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Three missing, 32 homeless after apartment fire

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by KREM.com

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Posted on December 22, 2009 at 6:20 AM

Updated Tuesday, Dec 22 at 6:12 PM

CURLEW, Wash. -- The Ferry County Sheriff's Office confirms an apartment fire is still burning out of control Tuesday afternoon in Curlew.

Officials say at least three people have been taken to the hospital with injuries as result of this fire. We do not know yet the extent of their injuries. Two of them are at Ferry County Memorial Hospital another was taken to Harborview in Seattle. Three more people are unaccounted for at this time.

The Sheriff's Office, Curlew Fire Department, Curlew Ambulance, Republic Fire Department and U.S. Border Patrol were all on the scene as of 5:00 a.m.

The pictures posted here are from a viewer. He tells us this apartment building is a local landmark and used to be a school.

All residents have been evacuated and the Red Cross is on scene assisting them. Members from the Inland Northwest Chapter of the American Red Cross are also assisting residents there.

Watch KREM 2 News at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. for the latest on this developing story and stick with KREM.com for updates.

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tereasa88 said on January 3, 2010 at 9:14 AM

you people have no heart it doesnt matter whos fault it was or is all that matters now is we have 2 little children gone to b with the lord and a granmother, the mother is also in the hosptial, get a grip people stop blaming others, also think of the other vitims my bro(rick) and my uncle lived there to and they are out of a place to live just like everyone else, no placing judgment or amount of money will give back to them victims, so why not just pull toghter as a commiuny and pray not judge people for rite or wrong.

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shakenandfreaked said on December 23, 2009 at 9:52 AM

the slum lord od these apartments new the problem and yes the grand mother and children are gone and as a close friend of the family I think the person that ownes the apartments should pay even though no amount of moneyt will give the girl back her family.

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spoklahoma said on December 23, 2009 at 9:19 AM

no, not really - two kids 2 and 4 dead. There grams too, I think - The slumlord owners who are responsible for the fire in the first place dont want that news getting the National attention it deserves

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starstruck said on December 22, 2009 at 4:55 PM

Three missing? Really?

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gary321 said on December 22, 2009 at 10:00 AM

oops

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gary321 said on December 22, 2009 at 9:59 AM

oops

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