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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Sharp

Grieving mother demands investigation after firefighters accused of lying about blaze that killed two sons

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A grieving mother is demanding answers after two white firefighters were accused of lying about their response to a house fire that killed her two Black sons.

Brothers Zyaire Mitchell, 12, and Lamar Mitchell, nine, died after faulty electrical wiring sparked a huge fire in their home in Flint, Michigan, on 28 May.

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