Life lost as firefighters battle morning blazes

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A woman was killed and a 14-year-old boy is in critical condition, victims of one of three fires that burned Wednesday morning in Northwest Washington.

The first fire, which killed the woman, started around 7:20 a.m. on the 2200 block of North Capitol Street, said District fire department spokesman Alan Etter.  Firefighters arrived to find smoke billowing from a two-story rowhouse.

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