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Pregnant Woman, Young Son Killed In Queens Fire

2010_07_springgard.jpg Neighbors say that a pregnant woman and her 2-year-old son were killed in a fire in Springfield Gardens, Queens. According to WABC 7, the victims were "apparently trapped in their home on Anderson Road when fire broke out just before 5 a.m... Officials say the fire started on the couch, and firefighters were able to quickly put out the flames.. Police say the smoke detector in the building was working, but it was placed too low, and never went off." The mother and child were pronounced dead at Queens Hospital. Neighbors, who didn't even realize there was a fire in the building, say the victims were Lisa Anderson and her son Aidan.

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