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Cause of fatal D.C. fire under investigation Authorities are still investigating the cause of a fire that killed a young boy in Southeast D.C. on Friday evening. The blaze broke out in a two-story duplex on the 3100 block of Buena Vista Terrace at about 6:15 p.m. Firefighters rescued a 4-year-old boy from a stairwell. He was taken to a hospital, where he died, fire department spokesman Pete Piringer said.

Two women, ages 55 and 29, a 13-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy were taken to a hospital for treatment for smoke inhalation. They have been released.

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