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Two fatal fires claim lives in Marion and Murphysboro
In Marion a 26-year-old mother Sherry Lyell and 25-year-old Keith Albright died from apparent smoke inhalation when a fire broke out at 1117 East Main Street. Three children and another woman escaped. the cause linked to a fireplace. In Murphysboro a duplex fire at 21B Mount Carbon killed 6-month-old Anthony Oliver Jr and 2-year-old Quinn Gaston with twin Aniece Oliver also dead. two other children in stable condition were rescued. No smoke detectors were present. investigations ongoing.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinois
Marion
Sherry Lyell
Keith Albright
E. Main St
Deborah Watkins
Miss Lyell
General Telephone Co
Miss Watkins
Mr. Albright
Stephanie Rhea
Jennifer Jo
Chastity Lynn
Marion Memorial Hospital
Williamson County
James Wilson
Wilson
Freda Elkins
Kay Watkins
Thompsonville
Hod Carriers Union Local 577
Wilson Funeral Home
H.B. Koplowitz
Murphysboro
Leonard Williams
Mount Carbon
Anthony Oliver Jr
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Williams
Aniece Oliver
Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Quinn Gaston
Tanya Gaston
Ronald Manwaring
Carolyn Gaston
Manwaring
Daryl Everage
Charles Wyatt
Wyatt
Anthony Oliver