Pine Bluff fire victims identified as sisters

PINE BLUFF — Two women killed in a house fire in Pine Bluff have been identified as sisters.

Jefferson County Coroner Chad Kelley said the victims are Allison O'Neal and Daisy Roberts. Kelley said both women were in their 50s.

A third woman who was inside the home at the time of the fire was rescued and is hospitalized, and a firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation and released.

Firefighters said the blaze was reported shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday and appears to have started in the kitchen of the home. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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