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Keokuk Mourns as Six Firefighters and Child Die in Duplex Fire
In Keokuk Iowa the town of 12500 bears a Christmas shadow after a deadly duplex blaze claimed six lives including three firefighters and a seven year old girl. Firefighters Dave McNally Jason Bitting and Nate Tuck died alongside twin siblings Robert and Rebecca Cooper and 7 year old Jessica McFarland. The blaze sparked a regional display of support with visits and offers from firefighters in Chicago Des Moines and Washington as a city memorial is planned.
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Pice Tie
Cee
Mississippi River
Keokuk
Bill Olmsted
Mark Wessel
Robert
Rebecca Cooper
Jessica McFarland
Dave McNally
Jason Bitting
Nate Tuck
Dave
Roger Downery
McNally
Bitting
Tuck
Keokuk High
Zach Gatton
Dawn Marlin
Jeff
Justin
Melissa Cooper
Jacob McFarland
Joe McFarland
Cooper
McFarland
Russ Cooper
Keith Percell
Church of Christ
Worcester
Mass
Chicago
Washington
Des Moines
Kevin Church