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2 more people die in Oregon fire

Officials say it was caused by a space heater
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Two more family members have died following a house fire in the rural Oregon town of Riddle.

A fire caused by a portable space heater broke out early Wednesday, killing three children and their foster brother.

Now the mother of the three children, 38-year-old Tabitha Howell, and another one of her children has died.

Howell's husband is in critical condition.

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