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5 dead on Garland County property

House fire claims 4 lives; body found in 2nd residence

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Five people were found dead early Thursday, four in a burned mobile home and one in a house, all at 3450 Old Airport Road outside Hot Springs in Garland County.

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Five people were found dead early Thursday, four in a burned mobile home and one in a house, all at 3450 Old Airport Road outside Hot Springs in Garland County.

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LITTLE ROCK — Authorities say they found four bodies in a burning mobile home in southwest Arkansas and an 80-year-old man was found dead inside a nearby house.

Five people were found dead early Thursday, 4 in a burned up mobile home and one in a house, all at 3450 Old Airport Rd. outside Hot Springs in Garland County.

House fire claims 4 lives; body found in 2nd residence

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A vehicle belonging to one of the victims in the doublewide trailer was found on fire in Hot Springs, 13 miles away, about the same time, said Lt. James Martin of the Garland County Sheriff’s Department.

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Mara Kuhn / The Sentinel-Record Firefighters extinguish a fire at 3450 Old Airport Road on Thursday. Four bodies were found inside the house. + Enlarge

Police identified the fifth victim — found in the house — as Edward Gentry Sr. The other four victims haven’t been identified, but a relative told Little Rock television station KLRT that they were related to Gentry.

Martin says investigators don’t yet know the cause of death, but that the bodies will be sent to the state Crime Laboratory in Little Rock for identification and autopsies.

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This article was originally published November 12, 2009 at 7:59 a.m.
Updated November 12, 2009 at 5:30 p.m.

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