Death investigation underway after morning house fire kills 2 in Elizabethtown

Authorities continue to investigate after two men died in a fire Wednesday morning in Elizabethtown.

Elizabethtown Police Department spokesman Chris Denham said Elizabethtown Fire Department personnel responded to the 500 block of Hennon Lane shortly before 5 a.m. following reports of a house fire.

When the crew entered the home, they found two dead men. Their identities have not yet been determined, Denham said.

At a 10 a.m. news conference, Denham said a man is being interviewed who has information about the incident. Police are calling it a “suspicious death investigation” and “the entire structure is heavily damaged.”

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Hardin County First Responders and the Hardin County Coroner’s Office are assisting with the investigation and remain at the scene.

This article was originally published on the Louisville Courier Journal: Death investigation underway after fatal fire in Elizabethtown