Staff Report
Dec 21, 2020
DANVILLE â The victims of a Thursday evening house fire have been identified, according to a press release issued Sunday by Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden.
The men were identified as Edward B. Wilson, 45, and his brother, Martez L. Wilson, 41, both of Danville.
McFadden said that the fire, reported at 5:23 p.m. Thursday, at 419 N. Bowman Ave., is still an ongoing investigation by the Danville Fire Department, Illinois State Fire Marshallâs Office and the Vermilion County Coronerâs Office.
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DANVILLE, Ill. (WAND)- Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden identifies two victims from a deadly fire on Thursday.
Edward B. Wilson, 45, and his brother Martez L. Wilson, 41, were found dead; the official cause of death is currently pending, awaiting an autopsy.
Danville Fire department responded to the call on Thursday, Dec. 17, shortly after 5:23 p.m. at 419 N. Bowman Avenue.
Danville Fire Department, the Illinois State Fire Marshallâs Office, and the Vermilion County Coronerâs Office are currently investigating the incident.
Neighbors remember fire victim as kind
Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, smcdaniel@myjournalcourier.com
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A representative of the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office looks Wednesday at the ruins of a home at 347 Sandusky Ave. after a fire destroyed the structure and took the life of Robert R. Hembrough.Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree | Journal-Courier Show MoreShow Less
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Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze that started just after midnight Wednesday at 347 Sandusky Ave.Dennis Mathis | Journal-Courier Show MoreShow Less
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Though he was known to keep to himself, Robert “Rob Roy” Hembrough also was known by his neighbors to be a kind man.