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PHOENIX, Ariz. (WKOW) -- A man's attempt to prepare a special holiday meal for his family took a tragic turn Wednesday night.
Fire officials say the man dug a three-foot-deep fire pit to roast a pig, but somehow fell into the fiery hole.
Authorities say family and friends ran to the put, but couldn't pull him out of the fire before he died.
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