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Child dies, 3 critically injured in fire near Linden

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A child died and three other family members are in critical condition after a mobile home fire early Wednesday near Linden, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said.

The Sheriff’s Office responded to a fire at 8011 Carlspond Road at 2:42 a.m.

The Westarea Fire Department, along with mutual aid, responded and extinguished the fire, the Sheriff’s Office said in a release. 

The four family members inside were taken to the hospital. A child died at the hospital, and the other family members are listed in critical condition, the Sheriff’s Office said.

“Arson investigators have assumed the investigation, and there are no signs of foul play at this time,’’ the Sheriff’s Office said in the release.

Anyone who has information about this investigation is asked to contact arson investigator T. Whitman at 910-321-6786.

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Cumberland County, Sheriff's Office, fatal fire, Linden

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