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Tara Gentner stands next to the car she inherited from her mother, Sheri Petty. Petty died last summer after exposure to extreme heat. Gentner found her mother passed out on the floor of their manufactured home in sweltering July temperatures.
Ryan Kellman
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NPR
Heat kills thousands of people across the U.S. every year. The risk is especially high for the millions of Americans who live in manufactured housing like mobile homes and trailers.
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