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One dead in early morning East Moline fire

By Sharon Wren,

7 hours ago

One person is dead after a fire in rural East Moline early this morning, according to a news release from the Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies with the Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office and multiple fire agencies responded to a report of a residential fire in the 190000 block of Hubbard Road in East Moline on Oct. 30 at about 3:25 a.m. Crews extinguished the fire and found a man inside the residence, who was pronounced dead. Several animals were located on the property and were taken in by Rock Island County Animal Control.

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The circumstances around the fire and death are under investigation. The Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office, the Rapids City Fire Protection District and the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal are conducting the investigation. The man’s identity has not been released, pending identification and family notification.

The Rapids City Fire Protection District, Port Byron Fire Department, Hillsdale Fire Protection District, Hampton Fire & Rescue Department, Carbon Cliff-Barstow Fire Protection District, Cordova Fire Protection District, Colona Fire Department, Albany Fire Department, MercyOne Ambulance, Rock Island County Coroner’s Office and Rock Island County Animal Control assisted at the scene.

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