Bizarre house fire in Southeast D.C. turns deadly

Published February 20, 2013 5:00am ET



A 4-year-old girl burned in a fire in Southeast Washington early Sunday has died of her injuries, and fire homicide detectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deadly blaze that resulted in the arrest of a resident on unrelated charges.

The child was identified Wednesday as Samauri Jenkins, D.C. police said. She died Tuesday.

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