a portrait of a fire victim.

"Their neighbor's garage and home was completely engulfed in flames shortly before 3 a.m. Felix Castillo woke up first in the small house, alerting his wife, Jean, two daughters and a granddaughter. They all exited safely but watched as their home's siding melted and eventually started on fire itself."

-Rapid City Journal reporter Nick Penzenstadler.

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