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Burlington Fire Chief Steven Locke is leaving his post to run the South Burlington Fire Department. The municipalities announced the move in a joint press.
Victims of Saturday apartment fire in Burlington identified
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Correction: This was the first fatal fire in Burlington in more than 8 years. The timeframe was incorrect in an earlier version of this story.
Two men died in a Burlington apartment fire early Saturday morning, according to the Burlington Fire Department.
Burlington Police identified the victims as 55-year-old Henry Burawa and 31-year-old Michael Loyer, residents of separate units at the King Street apartment.
The fire at 199 King St. was accidental, according to the fire department. It was determined that one of the occupants fell asleep with smoking materials that ignited nearby combustibles, Fire Chief Steven Locke wrote in a statement.