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Two northside fires; One person dead

One person rescued from a duplex fire Thursday night is dead.

Investigators with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says the victim is a woman who was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Crews with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department pulled five people from the burning duplex on West 10th Street just north of Kings Road.

Two were taken to UF Health in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. Another person was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The other two people refused transport. Pets were also saved from the fire.

Fire investigators say they were able to bring the flames under control within 10 minutes.

A preliminary investigation shows an accident with a candle might be the cause of the fire.

In Northwest Jacksonville, two firefighters were injured after responding to a house fire Thursday night.

The fire broke out on the second-floor of a home at 6556 Utsey Road just after 8 p.m.

The firefighters went to a second-floor bedroom where flames reignited.

One escaped through a window. The other made back to the front door. Both were taken to UF Health with non-life-threatening injuries.

It took firefighters roughly 45 minutes to put the fire out.

No one else was injured in the fire.

The cause of the fire is unknown. The state fire marshall is investigating.

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