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Boy, 4, dies & mother, 27, in Lubbock burn center after Abilene apartment complex fire

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Lubbock burn center after Abilene apartment complex fire " /> Lubbock burn center after Abilene apartment complex fire " /> ABILENE, Texas - A 4-year-old boy has died and his 27-year-old mother remains in a Lubbock burn center after sustaining serious injuries during a fire Wednesday at Warwick Apartments in the 2400 block of Arrowhead Drive in south Abilene. The child, identified as Liam Hardy, had "too much smoke inhalation" and his lungs stopped functioning , resulting in life support machines being turned off, said Benjamin Reed, the boy's uncle.  The 4-year-old was pronounced dead at 7 p.m. Wednesday. PHOTOS ->  http://www.ktxs.com/586100479 The boy's mother, Ashley Hardy, remains at UMC Timothy J. Harnar Burn Center in Lubbock. She is expected to survive. Another of her sons, 9-year-old Aiden, was treated at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, while an Abilene firefighter was also treated at the hospital for burns, according to the Ab...