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Woman dies in Fauquier County fire Couple dead in Fauquier County house fire
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A woman died in a fire that tore through a home Wednesday night in Fauquier County, 50 miles west of Washington, authorities said. Her husband, who is believed to also have been inside, is missing. Two people died in a fire that tore through a home Wednesday night in Fauquier County, 50 miles west of Washington, authorities said.
The blaze at the single-family home broke out just before 11 p.m. on Dulins Ford Road just off Leeds Manor Road in the Orlean area.The blaze at the single-family home broke out just before 11 p.m. on Dulins Ford Road just off Leeds Manor Road in the Orlean area.
The victims were identified as Richard Lee Thompson, 88, and Natalie Thompson, 83, a married couple who lived in the home.
The Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that a neighbor reported the fire to authorities.The Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that a neighbor reported the fire to authorities.
On Thursday morning, sheriff officials said they found the woman’s body inside the home, and they were still searching for her husband.
The “cause and origin of the fire is unknown at this time,” officials said in the statement. The fire remains under investigation.The “cause and origin of the fire is unknown at this time,” officials said in the statement. The fire remains under investigation.
Officials said the woman has not been identified, pending a “forensic examination” by the medical examiner in Manassas, Va. It was not immediately known whether the home had working smoke alarms.
It was not immediately known if the home had working smoke alarms. Sgt. James Hartman, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office, said in an email that the home was a “total loss.” It is the county’s first fatal fire of the year.
Sgt. James Hartman, a spokesman for the local sheriff’s office, said in an email that the home was a “total loss.” It is the county’s first fatal fire of the year. Justin Wm. Moyer contributed to this report.
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