October 27, 2009
Three dead in Eastern Panhandle fire
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MATHIAS, W.Va. -- Three people have been found dead in a house fire that authorities are calling suspicious.

Hardy County deputies identified the victims as Dennis Taylor, 34; his wife, Alaina Taylor, 38; and her 5-year-old daughter, Kaylee Grace Whetzel.

Dennis Taylor was a firefighter in Rockingham County, Va.

Firefighters from the Mathias-Baker Volunteer Fire Company responded to the blaze at the home about 10:45 p.m. Friday.

After the fire was put out, emergency personnel found the three bodies inside the home. They were sent to the state medical examiner's office in Charleston for autopsies.

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Posted By: acitizen (9:40pm 10-27-2009)
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Please get out a map and take a look. I live in Pendleton County, which is considered part of the Eastern Panhandle. My prayers are with the family who so tragically lost loved ones.

Posted By: olivercool (2:58pm 10-27-2009)
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Hardy County is not part of the eastern panhandle of WV. The eastern panhandle consists of Berkeley, Morgan and Jefferson counties.

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