A mother has died trying to save her daughter in a house fire in Arlington, Virginia. Mary and Bill Barkes had made it out of their home in the early hours of Tuesday, but their two daughters, aged seven and 11, were trapped inside. Mrs Barkes and her youngest daughter Emily died in the flames after Mary went back inside the burning house to save her. Mary Barkes and her seven-year-old daughter Emily died in fire in their family home in Arlington, Virginia Neighbours reported hearing screams at around 4am last Tuesday morning, and seeing Mr and Mrs Barkes outside.
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A family home in Arlington, Virginia, was set ablaze on Tuesday morning
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Mary Barkes called 911 and went back into the house to save her child
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Mrs Barkes and her seven-year-old daughter Emily died in fire
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Her husband Bill and their eldest daughter Sarah, 11, survived
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