Officials urge fire safety after great-grandmother, 10-year-old boy die in Richmond house fire

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — After a Saturday morning house fire left a woman and her 10-year-old great-grandson dead, the Richmond Fire Department is encouraging fire safety to hopefully prevent further tragedies.

Just before 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, crews with the Richmond Fire Department were called to the 1100 block of North 22nd Street to battle a house fire.

When they arrived, firefighters found a home that was burning heavily. They began efforts to put out the flames and to search the home for any occupants…

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