EVENSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A house fire killed nine members of a family, including six children, in eastern Tennessee early Saturday, officials said.
The fire occurred about 6:15 a.m. and may have started on the second floor, where the victims were sleeping, said Rhea County Sheriff Mike Neal.
Funeral director Randy Garrison identified the dead as Reba Ann Alexander, 42; Krystal Alexander, 25; Misty Marie Alexander, 23; John David Smith II, 17; Jennifer Marie Edwards, 10; Lexie Weaks, 5; Angel Dawn Weaks, 2; Jaden Rhea Sullivan, 1; and Clarissa Sanchise, 1.
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A 19-year-old man escaped unharmed from the first floor of the two-story house, officials said. He was the only person in the house not sleeping on the second floor.