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2 bodies found inside Belleville trailer that caught fire

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in Belleville say the bodies of two men have been found inside a trailer that caught fire.

The Belleville News-Democrat reports that the bodies were discovered early Monday morning. Investigators have not determined the identities of the two men, but Belleville Fire Chief Tom Pour says one of the men lived in the trailer.

Pour says a cause of the fire has not been determined. He noted, though, that firefighters found several space heaters in the trailer's back bedroom. He also says that there were no working smoke detectors in the trailer.

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