An apartment fire in Bruce, Miss., killed eight members of one family, who may have been trapped by a barred window.

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The victims were a 53-year-old woman, six of her grandchildren and an infant great-grandchild, said Dr. Gene Beadle, Calhoun County medical examiner.Beadle said most of the bodies were found near a window. "The window had steel bars and I assume they were making an effort to get out but could not," he said.

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