KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Friday, Independence police released the identity of a victim who died in an April 24 fatal fire and explosion that wrecked a residence.
Justin C. Brown, 27, of Independence, was found in 19200 block of East 5th Terrace Court North.
Firefighters were sent to the house around 6:50 p.m. on an explosion and house fire.
Brown was located in the house after the fire was put out, per police.
The cause of the fire and explosion are under investigation by the Missouri State Fire Marshall's Office and the Arson Unit of the Independence Police Department.
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