Father, son and dog killed in Hempstead Village fire
A father and son died in an overnight fire on Long Island. Kenneth Roberts, 42, and his son Mekhi, 12, were trapped in intense smoke inside a basement apartment.
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A father and son died in an overnight fire on Long Island. Kenneth Roberts, 42, and his son Mekhi, 12, were trapped in intense smoke inside a basement apartment.
A father and son were killed in an overnight fire in Hempstead, Long Island. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
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