1 firefighter KIA and another MIA. 2 teens, 2 accounts of manslaughter

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(CNN)One firefighter is dead and another is unaccounted for after battling a fire at the city library in Porterville, California.

Multiple fire agencies responded to the blaze shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday. More than 50 firefighters were involved.
Immediately after the fire started, two teens were seen running away from the library, said city police Chief Eric Kroutil.
The 13-year-olds were arrested and booked on charges of arson, manslaughter and conspiracy. No other information about the juveniles was released Wednesday.
Porterville Fire Capt Raymond Figueroa, left, was killed and Patrick Jones is unaccounted for.
Porterville Fire Capt Raymond Figueroa, left, was killed and Patrick Jones is unaccounted for.
Immediately after the fire started, two teens were seen running away from the library, said city police Chief Eric Kroutil.
Capt. Raymond Figueroa, 35, was killed. He started with the city in 2007, said Porterville Fire Chief David LaPere. Firefighter Patrick Jones, 25, is still unaccounted for. He joined the department in 2017.

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