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Two people killed in an Oswego house explosion identified · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Two people killed in an Oswego house explosion identified Written
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  by Eric Shelkoff. This article is being read by an
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  automated voice brought to you by Everlett. The two people
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  found dead following a house explosion in Oswego on Thursday
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  have been identified. James Fitzmaris, Senior, sixty four, and Vergie
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  Fitzmira's sixty two year old died in the fire at
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  two hundred and sixty nine Fox Chase Drive North. They
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  were identified by the Kendall County Coroner's Office. Positive identification,
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  as well as determination of cause and manner of death,
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  will be pending further scientific analysis and a forensic autopsy.
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  The Coroner's office said. A GoFundMe page has been started
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  to help pay for expenses, including arrangements for a celebration
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  of life to honor the couple. An investigation continues into
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  the call the fire. At this time, preliminary indications are
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  that there was a gas leak and explosion. At five
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  to two pm Thursday, the Oswego Fire Protection District was
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  dispatched to the two hundred block of Fox Chase Drive
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  North for a reported house explosion with reports of people trapped.
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  According to a news release from the district, initial crews
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  arrived on scene at five sers six pm and found
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  a two story wood frame house that had collapsed and
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  was fully engulfed in fire. According to the release, firefighters
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  initiated suppression operations and immediate search efforts. The fire district
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  said once the fire was largely extinguished, a natural gas
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  line continued to burn. Nick Er Gas responded with a
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  dig crew and successfully clamped off the gas supply, allowing
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  fire crews to safely continue operations. The fire district said
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  two people were found dead in the debris, later identified
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  as James Fitzmorris, Senior and Vergie Fitzmorris. Fire Crews remained
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  on the scene for an extended period because of the
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  unstable condition of the structure and to assist with the
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  investigation and scene safety. The fire district said. Numerous agencies
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  assisted at the scene and with station coverage, including Aurora
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  Fire Department, Aurora Township Fire Protection District, Plainfield Fire Protection District,
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  Montgomery Fire Protection District, Sugar Grove Fire Protection District, Naperville
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  Fire Department, Bolingbrook Fire Department, as well as the Oswego
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  Police Department and the Kendall County Sheriff's Office, Oswigo Fire
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  Protection District fire investigators are being assisted in the investigation
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  by the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal, the
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  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and MOBOs Division
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  fifteen fire investigators