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2-year-old Baltimore fire victim identified

The two-year-old boy who died in a one-alarm fire in Reservoir Hill was identified Thursday by Baltimore fire officials.

Nasir Smith died after a rowhouse in the 800 block of Whitelock St. caught fire on January 13, said fire department spokesman Capt. Roman Clark.

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Workers at a nearby construction site rushed into the burning rowhouse and saved two of his siblings, fire officials said.

Smith's family could not be reached for comment Thursday.

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His funeral is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church at 1526 N. Fremont Ave. in Baltimore.

Smith is the city's first fire death of the year. Last year, city officials counted a total of 17 deaths.

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