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PITTSBURGH — The second mother charged in the deaths of five children in a row house fire has been released from jail.

Furaha Love, 25, was released Friday evening after spending more than a day in custody because of confusion over paperwork. Love and Shakita Mangham, 25, were charged with manslaughter and related counts on Thursday. They left the children unattended while they were out on June 12, prosecutors said.

Mangham was released Thursday after posting $1,000 bond. Love's $1,000 bond was also paid, but the Allegheny County Jail refused to release her because a district judge had ordered her held for examination by the jail's behavior clinic, said her father, Lutual Love.

An appointment for an examination has been scheduled for July 5, he said.

EIGHTY-FOUR — The 84 Lumber Co. laid off 26 employees at its corporate headquarters Thursday, blaming the job cuts on a slumping housing market."Generally, the viewpoint of our industry was that this slump would be on an upswing this summer, and that has not materialized, and we're heading into July," company spokesman Jeff Nobers said, citing forecasters' predictions of an ongoing decline.Employees were given a severance package based on length of service and other factors, Nobers said.

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