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Two dead in Cedar Rapids home fire

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November 18th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Two people died in a house fire Thursday afternoon, in Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids Firefighters were called out just after noon on a 911 call reporting smoke coming from the windows of a home. The fire department says 72-year-old Charles Osterkamp and 70-year-old Sheri Osterkamp were found dead in the basement of the single-story home.

The fire department says the cause of the fire is still under investigation.