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July 26, 2010
Missouri Retirement Home Fire Kills Two, Hospitalizes Five
A July 25, 2010 fire at a Missouri retirement home claimed the lives of two residents and injured five others.
Firefighters responded to a call at the Danford Hall Apartments in St. Joseph, Missouri on Sunday evening. The fire began in the southeast section of the second floor and raced down the hallway of the facility, which is home to more than 40 residents in 38 apartments.
The five injured residents suffered from injuries ranging from smoke inhalation to minor burns. The deceased residents were identified as eighty-nine year old Ellis Stephens and his eighty-six year old wife, Iris Stephens.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
