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Rescuers Search For Bodies After Fire Is Out

BY RICKY RAGSDALE
Published Wednesday, May 3, 2000 in the Nevada County Picayune

BODY SEARCH - Firefighters search for the second of two bodies in an Emmet house fire Wednesday, April 26 at a residence on Third Street in Emmet. The bodies of 37-year-old Callie Love and 19-year-old Alanna Block were found just after 1:00 a.m. by firefighters. Officials said that Joe Love was injured at the scene with burns and cuts after escaping the blaze. Firefighters from Emmet responded to the blaze just after 11:00 p.m. and requested additional support from Laneburg, Prescott, the Nevada County Rescue Unit and Perrytown (Hempstead County) after finding the home engulfed in flames. Both women killed in the blaze were found near beds in the back corner of the home in separate rooms.

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