Victims Of Fatal Virginia Condo Blaze Have Been Identified

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- A mother, her grown daughter and a teenage niece died in a fire that gutted a condominium, authorities said Monday.

Sadia B. Mohammed, 68, and her daughter Anisa A. Yassin, 36, perished in the Sunday morning blaze along with Mohammed's cousin, Iftu J. Salah, 16. All died as a result of smoke inhalation.

Mohammed's son Hassen K. Beshir, 35, jumped three floors to escape. A spokesman for Washington Hospital Center said Beshir remained in critical condition on Monday. The family is of Ethiopian descent.

Two buildings with a total of 24 units were deemed uninhabitable at the Victoria Crossings at Manchester Lakes complex, in the Kingstowne neighborhood. Damage was estimated at about $9 million.

Authorities were still looking into the cause of the fire. Stone said that by Monday afternoon investigators were ``just scratching the surface.''

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