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Suspect in fatal Lawrence fire knew family

The relief Yolanda Lopez felt after a Lawrence volunteer firefighter was charged with setting the fatal blaze that killed four of her relatives has been tempered with disbelief that Caleb Lacey, a friendly teen neighbor, could be the perpetrator.

"He used to joke around with the kids," Lopez, 42, said yesterday. "It's very scary."

Lopez lost her sister, Morena Vanegas, 46, Vanegas'...

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