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Court documents: Men arrested in fatal Spring Valley fire used wrong propane tank, didn’t extinguish flames

Nathaniel and Aaron Sommer - the rabbi and son independently hired to kosherize the kitchen for Passover - are facing the most severe charges connected to the fire at Evergreen Court.

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