Woman, Boy Killed After Richmond House Partially Collapses During Fire, Officials Say

2 die after house catches fire

RICHMOND — Two people died Saturday morning after a house in eastern Richmond caught fire, the city's fire department said. One of the victims was a 10-year-old boy, the other a 70-year-old woman.

Richmond house fire claims lives of 70-year-old woman and 10-year-old boy

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The Richmond Fire Department is continuing to investigate after two people were killed in a fire on Saturday morning. According to a release from the department, crews were called to the 1100 block of North 22nd Street for a reported residential structure fire at 8:52 a.m. on Dec. 13. Upon their arrival, firefighters found heavy fire conditions and immediately began fire suppression operations. Simultaneously, search-and-…

Woman, boy killed after Richmond house partially collapses during fire, officials say

RICHMOND, Va. A 70-year-old woman and a 10-year-old boy were killed after a house partially collapsed during a fire Saturday morning in Richmond's East End.The victims were identified as Marie Ross and Kareem Londell Swann. A third family member escaped and is recovering at a hospital from smoke inhalation.Firefighters were called to the two-alarm fire at a home in the 1100 block of North 22nd Street in the Fairmont neighborhood just after 8:50 …