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Children Die in Calhoun County Fire, Space Heater Blamed

VARDAMAN, Miss.–A fire that killed three children in Vardaman early Saturday is being blamed on a space heater. Police there said the mom and two other children were able to get out of the house.

WTVA-TV reported the children were 9-year-old Oscar Ernest Razo, 7-year-old Isabel Alejandra Razo and 7-year-old Yobani Cecilio Razo.

Grief counselors were expected to be at their school Monday.

Donna Cromeans, with the state fire marshal’s office said anyone who is using a space heater should be extra careful and inspect the heater for damage to the power cord before using it.

“If you’re buying a new space heater, the one thing you need to make sure it has, is a tip over switch. That cuts it off it it tips over,” she said.

She also stressed that you should keep anything flammable well away from a space heater.

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