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6th person dies from Anacortes refinery fire

The Columbian
Published: April 12, 2010, 12:00am

SEATTLE (AP) — A sixth person has died from the Anacortes refinery fire.

The nursing supervisor at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle said Tuesday that Lew Janz died overnight.

A seventh victim of the April 2 explosion and fire at the Tesoro refinery, Matt Gumbel, remains in serious condition at the hospital undergoing skin grafts for burns.

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