By Associated Press - Saturday, May 2, 2020

WASHINGTON, Iowa (AP) - An investigation is underway in a fire that killed two people at a home in eastern Iowa.

KCRG-TV reports that the fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. Saturday near the town of Washington in Washington County. Authorities identified the victims as 58-year-old Sherry Lynn Bertsch and 66-year-old Michael Lee Shannan.

No other details about the fire have been released.



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