MIAMI, Okla. (KOAM) — An afternoon house fire in Miami claims the lives of two people.
According to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, the fire was on Thursday, December 11, around 2 p.m.
When crews arrived, the home was fully engulfed. Officials say it is believed the fire started in the chimney attached to a wood-burning stove.
At the time of the fire, the victims, Benny Green, 72, and Nikki Tipton, 30, were upstairs in the home.
Both Green and Tipton died at the scene. Two other individuals made it out of the home.
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