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Bridgeport couple perishes in house fire

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BRIDGEPORT – A Bridgeport couple perished in a house fire on Old Highland Orchard Road on the south side of Bridgeport, Sunday, Sept. 16.

Douglas County Sheriff Kevin Morris reported that investigators located two bodies inside a burned residence at 760 Old Highland Orchard Road and while positive identification is awaiting the coroner’s autopsy, the bodies are believed to be those of Paul S. Desjardins, 53, and his wife, Sandra L. Desjardins, 57. Two other occupants of the residence were able to escape the flames.
Speaking before the Bridgeport City Council on Wednesday, Sept. 19, Morris said the fire burned unusually hot which made both access to the scene and victim identification difficult.

"It was an extremely hot fire and it burned stuff you wouldn’t believe would burn,” said Morris. “We had the Fire Marshall, ATF there for the fire side of the investigation and it was difficult for them to determine certain things.”

“An investigation into the cause of the cause and circumstances of the fire is still ongoing,” Morris wrote in his official report.

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