Authorities in Missouri Valley have confirmed two people died during a fire there Thanksgiving morning. According to a report in the Missouri Valley Times-News, the bodies of two people were removed Thursday afternoon from the scene of a fire in downtown Missouri Valley that destroyed a computer and electronics business.

In a press conference held at the scene on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 23, Missouri Valley Police Chief Ed Murray confirmed social media posts about the deaths, but could not release additional information, other than to say the bodies were burned beyond recognition and were transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office, in Ankeny to confirm identities.

The bodies were found at around 7:45-a.m., Thursday, after the flames were extinguished. Earlier in the day during the fire, CTI Electronics business owner Tracy Scott expressed concern for his overnight security man, Chad Stevens, who was unaccounted for at that time. Friends of Stevens on the scene said that calls to his cell phone were getting a message that the number being called was not accepting messages at the time. Other reports seemed to confirm the 42-year old Stevens was one of the victims.

The cause of the blaze was under investigation.