Firefighters help retrieve the small evidence number placards
used by investigators,
which were intermingled with the charred debris piled outside the
rowhouse.
( Baltimore Sun photo by Amy Davis / October 16, 2002 )
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A firefighter outside consolidates the charred household remains
piled
outside the entrance to the rowhouse.
( Baltimore Sun photo by Amy Davis / October 16, 2002 )
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Relatives of Carnell Dawson, at right, survey the charred
rowhouse and its remains.
( Baltimore Sun photo by Amy Davis / October 16, 2002 )
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A crew from the Department of Solid Waste cleans the debris from
the sidewalk
outside of the rowhouse.
( Baltimore Sun photo by Kim Hairston / October 17, 2002 )