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Mentally Disabled Woman Dies in Michigan Mobile Home Fire
FENNVILLE, Mich. - A fire that swept through a west Michigan mobile home has killed a 24-year-old mentally impaired woman who lived with her parents.
The Kalamazoo Gazette says Dana Ann Lee died in the 2:20 a.m. Thursday fire that destroyed the family's home near Fennville in Allegan County. Her parents, 68-year-old Robert Lee and 63-year-old Georgia Lee, were joined by neighbors in making multiple attempts to save their daughter. All were overcome by heavy smoke.
Firefighters later found Dana Lee's body in a corner of the living room. Investigators said she escaped her bedroom, but could not get out of the house.
A cause of the fire has not been determined. No further details were released.
An investigation is ongoing.
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Information from: Kalamazoo Gazette, http://www.mlive.com/kalamazoo
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
The Kalamazoo Gazette says Dana Ann Lee died in the 2:20 a.m. Thursday fire that destroyed the family's home near Fennville in Allegan County. Her parents, 68-year-old Robert Lee and 63-year-old Georgia Lee, were joined by neighbors in making multiple attempts to save their daughter. All were overcome by heavy smoke.
Firefighters later found Dana Lee's body in a corner of the living room. Investigators said she escaped her bedroom, but could not get out of the house.
A cause of the fire has not been determined. No further details were released.
An investigation is ongoing.
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Information from: Kalamazoo Gazette, http://www.mlive.com/kalamazoo
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Permalink Reply by Derek R. on
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Are there any areas that have a registry in place in such a case of mentally or physically challenged persons. What I mean is, if your call comes in, is there some type of registry that brings up information such as this that can be relayed to responders? Which lets them know about persons who can not leave on their own and may be trapped.
We don't have such a system here, and I would like to look into what would be involved.
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