Fatal Homer Fire

Friday, 22 January 2016

Two bodies pulled from a burning home in Homer have been identified.

Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup says the two victims are 25-year-old Ricky Tester and 41-year-old Zachary Highfill.

Northrup says both men's autopsy results indicate they died from injuries sustained during the fire.

Two other residents identified as a husband and wife were taken to a hospital in Springfield to be treated for burns and smoke inhalation.

A cause of the fire hasn't been determined.

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