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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: Rapunzel on October 24, 2013, 10:07:09 pm
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Toddlers Die in House Fire, Aunt Is More Concerned with Finding Her Possibly Charred Purse and Food Stamp Card!
October 24, 2013 // By: Joe Calandra Jr.
This week is the third anniversary of a tragic Memphis, TN house fire that claimed the lives of a two year-old and a three-year old left home by their aunt with no adult supervision.
Multiple news outlets are covering the anniversary because the victim’s aunt was videoed expressing more grief over possibly losing her food stamps in the fire than she showed over the loss of the children.
According to local radio station, HOT 107.9, relatives eventually located the aunt’s purse and found the food stamp Electronic Balance Transfer (EBT) Card which concerned her more than the tragic loss of life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx2McAGUF88
Her actual food stamp commentary happens at time index 2:00. Here’s the clip that’s going viral around the nation this week:
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