Fire claims the life 
of a Dante man

The remains of Carl Sutherland’s home in Dante. Sutherland was killed in the fire. By SHAWN STREET, shawn@virginiamediainc.com A house fire in the Roanoke Hill area of Dante has claimed the life of one man. Carl “Sonny” Sutherland was killed when his house caught fire on the afternoon of June 17. Sutherland’s neighbor, Cristin Townsend, said he was a Marine Corps veteran, a former paramedic and a lifelong resident of Dante. Townsend said the fire...

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