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D.C. Fire Chief John Donnelly said it had been since 2010 that the city witnessed three people killed in a house fire.
Robert Simpson charged with killing Jessica Cunningham, Robert McKinnon, Margaret McKinnon →
D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said everyone from both buildings had been evacuated — including 16 children — prior to the blast around 10 a.m. in Anacostia, a neighborhood in the Southeast part of the city.
Firefighters evacuate day care, minimart before blast levels building in Southeast D.C. →
