2 children die in Millwood fire

Spokane Valley firefighters were called to a single-story home at 9815 E. Dalton Avenue about 2:45 a.m. and were told at the scene that two people still were inside, said Patrick Erickson, Spokane Valley Fire Department spokesman.

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Mon., Oct. 30, 2023

Spokane Valley Fire inspector Kip Krogh on scene after a fire at on the 9800 block of east Dalton killed two children, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, in Spokane Valley.

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Spokane Valley Fire Department Brad Huffman views the bedroom area where two children were removed from a fire on the 9800 block of east Dalton, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, in Spokane Valley. The children did not survive the fire.

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After being released from the hospital, Eugene Ford converses with Spokane Valley Fire inspector Kip Krogh after a fire at Ford's home on the 9800 block of east Dalton that killed two children, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, in Spokane Valley.

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Cindy Sinatra wipes her eye while recalling the fire on the 9800 block of east Dalton that killed two children, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, in Spokane Valley. Sinatra's neighbor, Eugene Ford, ran to Sinatra's house next door for help in the wee hours of the morning as his home burned.

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After being released from the hospital, Eugene Ford is consoled by his neighbor, Cindy Sinatra, after a fire at his home on the 9800 block of E. Dalton Avenue in Spokane Valley killed his two sons Monday. Ford ran to Sinatra’s house next door for help in the wee hours.

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