Fire officials: 3rd person dies after Delaware blaze

Fire officials say a third person has died more than two weeks after a fire at a home in Little Creek. 

The Office of the State Fire Marshal says when firefighters arrived at the two-story house on Main Street just before noon on Feb. 6, several people were trapped inside. Five people were taken to a hospital, where officials say a 42-year-old woman and 9-year-old girl died.

Three others remained in critical condition at the time. 

Two of those people have been released from the hospital, but officials announced Monday that the third, a 38-year-old woman, died Thursday because of her injuries. 

Officials say the fire’s origin and cause has yet to be determined.

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