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'It is the worst tragedy we've ever had': Idaho house fire kills family of four

A fire sparked by an electrical short swept through a house in Idaho on Saturday, killing a family of four and a teenage friend who had been spending the night as part of a birthday celebration, a fire official said.

Orofino Fire Chief Mike Lee said the house was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived after a neighbor reported the fire at 1:38 am.

He said smoke inhalation likely killed the two adults and three teens whose bodies were also badly burned in the blaze.
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Tragic fire: A fire sparked by an electrical short swept through a house in Idaho on Saturday, killing a family of four and a teenage friend who had been spending the night as part of a birthday celebration
Tragic fire: A fire sparked by an electrical short swept through a house in Idaho on Saturday, killing a family of four and a teenage friend who had been spending the night as part of a birthday celebration
‘It is the worst tragedy we've ever had in Orofino, fire-wise,’ Lee said. He added that two veteran Idaho state fire marshals reported they had never investigated a house fire that took as many lives.

He said he didn't know the genders of the teens who died.
 

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Lee said two of the teens attended the local school that houses 7th through 12th grade, and that one was home schooled. He declined to release names.

Autopsies are planned Monday, but he said there was no sign of foul play.

‘It was an extension cord,’ the chief said. ‘They had it plugged into an appliance and it wasn't heavy enough to pack the load of the appliance and the cord shorted out.’
Unprecedented loss: Two veteran Idaho state fire marshals reported they had never investigated a house fire that took as many lives
Unprecedented loss: Two veteran Idaho state fire marshals reported they had never investigated a house fire that took as many lives
Lee said the house, a rental, didn't have smoke alarms. He said three of the victims were found in bed.
He said neighbors reported the family using the electric grill at about 10 pm Friday, and that the family appears to have gone to bed by the time the fire started.
He said he wasn't sure if the electric grill was the type that had an off switch or heated up just by being plugged in.

‘I would unplug it regardless,’ he said.

Orofino is a town of just more than 3,000 people next to the Clearwater River in a mountainous part of the state known for its rugged beauty.
The house where the fire took place is just a few blocks from the river.
Lee said the fire department has been in existence since 1911 and the only fire fatalities he could find in all that time occurred in 2007 in separate fires, so the five deaths are a big shock to the community.
‘It's sad,’ he said. ‘I was just at the scene. There are already some teddy bears and flowers and things, a memorial put up there by some of the townspeople.’
The house was a rental and didn't have smoke alarms, authorities said
The house was a rental and didn't have smoke alarms, authorities said

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