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House fi re claims
life of one person
A two-alarm house fi re occurred shortly
after midnight on Saturday, Feb. 5, taking
the life of a Salem resident.
Marion County Fire District #1
(MCFD1), with assistance from Salem
Fire Department, Keizer Fire District and
Falck Ambulance, responded to 38th and
Blossom around 12:45 a.m. Marion County
Sheriff ’s deputies arrived fi rst and reported
the home fully involved which housed nine
occupants, one which was unaccounted for.
Heavy fi re conditions restricted any
search and rescue attempt. Fire was con-
trolled in about an hour and a victim was
discovered deceased inside.
It is unclear if smoke detectors were
installed or working at the time of the
fi re. The name of the victim is not being
released at this time awaiting family notifi -
cations. The cause of the fi re remains under
investigation in a joint eff ort with MCFD1,
Oregon State Police and the Oregon State
Fire Marshall.
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