Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Deadly Fire In Jefferson Early This Morning

VICTIM, AGE 18, WAS FORMER EAST GREENE STUDENT

An 18-year-old died in a fire in Jefferson early this morning. The fire broke out in the early hours at 707 West Head Street, which is in northwest Jefferson. The story, as reported by KCCI this morning: http://www.kcci.com/news/29931409/detail.html.

A posting on the East Greene Hawks Facebook page by East Greene school administrators identified the victim as Cody Garreans-Walsh, a former EG student who was currently enrolled in Jefferson-Scranton.

The young child who suffered injuries, as noted by the KCCI story, is identifed by the EG Hawks Facbook posting as Nicholas, the younger brother of Cody Garreans-Walsh. The Facebook item also noted, "some of our former students may remember his sister Samantha Walsh. Very sad and keep the family in your thoughts."

The KCCI story notes that fire officials believe a space heater may have been the cause of the fire.

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