The Washington State Patrol is reporting three agency employees died in an early morning house fire in Yakima County.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is joining the sheriff’s office, local fire officials and the state patrol investigating the blaze near Zillah.
The state patrol identifies the three as:
• Trooper Gary Miller, 55, assigned to the Sunnyside detachment since his commission in 1990.
• His wife, Anna Miller-Hewitt who led the 911 center in Wenatchee and was hired by the WSP in 1987.
• Trooper Kristopher Sperry, 30, who graduated with the June 2010 Trooper Basic Class, receiving the top fitness award. Originally from Eureka, Montana.
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