Fire update: Deceased child identified
JANESVILLE -- The Janesville Police Department released the name of the boy who died as a result of a west-side house fire this morning. He is Derek R.J. Mattingly, 7.
The fire call went out shortly before 8 a.m. this morning at 327 N. Palm St.
Derek Mattingly's parents were identified as Kristarra Mattingly and Scott Ashmore.
A 4-year-old brother of Derek escaped the blaze, apparently uninjured. A third brother, age 2, was flown to a Milwaukee hospital, fire officials reported.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

May 10, 2008 at 2:57 p.m.
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May 10, 2008 at 2:56 p.m.
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check out the other thread for directions on how to donate to the American Red Cross! Once again, we are bitterly reminded how precious and fragile life is.
May 10, 2008 at 2:43 p.m.
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Thank you Janesville gazette for update Such a tragidy. My heart and prayers are with the family and pray the 2 year old recovers.
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