ELLENSBURG — Authorities have identified two of three victims who died in an Ellensburg duplex fire early Saturday.
Ellensburg Fire Chief John Sinclair said Sunday that 31-year-old Cynthia Smith and her 6-year-old son Cade Crowe died in the blaze. They were found in the back bedroom.
The Herald-Republic reported that Smith’s 4-year-old son was also killed in the blaze but his identity has not yet been released.
Firefighters were able to pull out the woman and a 6-year-old boy less than 15 minutes after arriving. After trying to revive them, they were declared dead at Kittitas Valley Community Hospital in Ellensburg.
The 4-year-old boy was discovered during another search of the home shortly after 1 a.m. He was declared dead at the scene.
Sinclair said the three likely died of smoke inhalation.
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