UPDATE: Fire claims three victims in Hawkins County
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Hawkins County Sheriff Ronnie Lawson says three people have died as a result of a Friday house fire in Mooresburg.
Lawson identified the victims as Darrell Banks, 57, Sandra Banks, 54, and a juvenile male.
Fire crews arrived at the gated community of Chelaque Estates after a report of an explosion. Two of the victims were reported missing while another victim was flown to a hospital and later died of their injuries.
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