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Twelve family members die in a fire in Guatemala

/ 12:46 PM September 07, 2022

Guatemala fire

Members of the Departmental Municipal firefighters stand by bodies covered in plastic bags outside a house where members of a family died from carbon dioxide inhalation after they left a cooking fire ongoing overnight, in the municipality of Magdalena Milpas Altas, Guatemala September 6, 2022. Guatemala Bomberos Municipales Departamentales/Handout via REUTERS

GUATEMALA CITY — A fire in the Guatemalan municipality of Magdalena Milpas Altas killed 12 members of a family early on Tuesday, according to local firefighters.

First responders found the bodies of five minors at the scene, with ages ranging from four months to 14 years.

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Preliminary findings show the family left a cooking fire going overnight and died from carbon dioxide inhalation.

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