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2 bodies discovered after Pike Township RV fire, space heater blamed

Firefighters were called to the 4600 block of Lafayette Road around 11:15 p.m. Monday.
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INDIANAPOLIS — An investigation is underway after the bodies of two men were found after a recreational vehicle fire Monday.

A Pike Township Fire Department spokesperson said firefighters were called to the 4600 block of Lafayette Road around 11:15 p.m. A witness had reported seeing flames coming from an RV in a parking lot of a vacant business.

While firefighters were working to put out the blaze, they found the bodies of two adult males inside. 

IMPD and the Indiana State Fire Marshal assisted in the investigation.

On Wednesday, the Marion County coroner said the victims had been identified as 67-year-old John Hren and Vincent Hren, 62.

Investigators ruled the fire accidental and said it was caused by a kerosene space heater located too close to combustibles.

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