Investigation Underway into Fatal Friday Night Fire in Yankton

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A Friday night fire at a Yankton apartment building turned deadly.
Yankton Assistant Fire Chief Larry Nickles…..

Nickles says the people living at the apartment (at 808 Picotte Street) were evacuated…..

Nickles says they had the fire knocked down within about ten minutes, and that’s when the victim was found.
Nickles says firefighters will be watching the building for a while….

Investigators from the State Fire Marshalls Office and the Federal Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms office are also on the scene.

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