A child playing with matches is being blamed for a fire that destroyed a duplex on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana.
The fire occurred on Saturday. No one was injured but the two families that lived in the duplex don't have anywhere to live.
Danya Bear, who is five months pregnant, and her family are staying in temporary housing for now. Lisa Ball and her family are staying with relatives.
Damages could run in the thousands of dollars.
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Fort Belknap fire over the weekend destroys duplex, displaces families
(The Great Falls Tribune 9/29)
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Fort Belknap Indian Community - http://www.fortbelknapnations-nsn.gov
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Fire destroys homes on Fort Belknap Reservation
Friday, September 29, 2006
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