By Associated Press - Tuesday, August 1, 2017

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office has identified two of the three people who died in a mobile home fire in Rapid City.

Authorities say 9-year-old Landon Gayton and 37-year-old Kelli Archer were killed when fire broke out early Friday.

Sheriff’s officials and Rapid City police are working to identify the third victim. Autopsies show all three died of smoke inhalation.



The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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