Jan 30, 2020

Man, woman found dead after Kan. fire identified

Posted Jan 30, 2020 1:08 PM
First responders on the scene of the fatal fire near Emporia photo by Chuck Samples courtesy KVOE
First responders on the scene of the fatal fire near Emporia photo by Chuck Samples courtesy KVOE

Emporia, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have identified two people found dead after a mobile home fire near Emporia as a man and woman in their 60s.

Deputy Jody Meyers of the Lyon County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Thursday that 67-year-old Jerry Wiley and 61-year-old Mary Ann Wiley were found inside the home on Jan. 16 as firefighters extinguished the blaze.

Their cause of death remains under investigation.