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Cedar Rapids man, 81, dies in northeast home fire
An 81 year old, Ronald Gillen, died at the scene after a fire at 3631 Western Pine Dr NE in Cedar Rapids broke out around 6 50 AM Monday. His wife Daphne Gillen 76 survived with burns and smoke inhalation. The fire started in a back bedroom and investigators seek the exact cause. It is the second local fatal fire this year.
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Jeff Rausch
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Western Pine Dr. NE
Ronald J. Gillen
Daphne R. Gillen
Mercy
Brian Gibson
Gillen
Kerry M. Bye
22Nd St. NW
Daphne Rae Gillen