Due to the extent of the damage, the Missouri Division of Fire Safety (DFS) has listed a fatal fire in Howell County on Thursday as undetermined. The Peace Valley-White Church Volunteer Fire Department requested the division assist in the investigation the residential fire.
The fire was reported to 911 at approximately 11:40 Thursday night to a residences along County Road 1940 near West Plains. DFS received the request to investigate the fire Friday morning at 12:33 and arrived on the scene at approximately 1:13.
The bodies of two people were recovered in the residence. One of the victims had already been located when the DFS investigator arrived at the scene. The body of the second victim was located at about 4:58 in the morning., following an extensive search. The bodies of the victims were released to the Howell County Coroner and DFS requested autopsies be performed. No one else was injured in the fire.
The residence consisted of two attached single-wide mobile homes. The structure is considered a total loss.
The Howell Co. Rural Fire Protection District, Pomona Fire Protection District and Mountain View Fire Department assisted in fighting the fire. The Howell Co. Sheriff’s Office also responded to the fire.
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