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Connecticut House Fire Deemed Criminal After Killing Three, Including Infant

Authorities investigate suspicious Wallingford blaze that claimed lives of two young parents and their baby.

  • Police in Wallingford, Connecticut, are investigating a house fire that killed Justin Varnado, 19-year-old Karizmah Johnson, and their 8-month-old child Kylenn.
  • The fire, reported as occurring around 6 p.m. last Wednesday, is being treated as a criminal act, with no arrests made yet.
  • Justin Varnado was found with severe burns outside the home and later died in a hospital.
  • The victims were discovered in a second-floor apartment; one died at the scene, and another later in the hospital.
  • Despite the ongoing criminal investigation, authorities have assured there is no current threat to the public.
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