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Sioux County Officials Identify Teens in Fatal Fire

Sioux County Officials Identify Teens in Fatal Fire

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Granville, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — Sioux County officials have released the names of the three young people who died of injuries in a Labor Day morning fire near the O’Brien County line.
The Granville fire department was called to the residence 2 1/2 miles Northwest of town on 430th Avenue around 5am and found heavy smoke coming from the structure upon arrival.
The three victims who passed away at the hospital in Orange City were 16 year old Bryleigh Koob and 17 year old Ashton Koob of Granville, and 16 year old Kolten Hofmeyer of Alton.
 At last report an unidentified 16-year-old remains in critical condition in a burn unit in Minnesota.
Still no official cause of the fire from the State Fire Marshal’s Office.

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