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60-year-old man killed in Kokomo house fire on Christmas day

2nd fatal fire in Kokomo over the weekend
60-year-old man killed in Kokomo house fire on Christmas day
Posted at 7:28 PM, Dec 25, 2017
and last updated 2017-12-27 05:27:26-05

KOKOMO, Ind. -- A 60-year-old man killed in a house fire in Kokomo on Christmas day has been identified. 

The fire broke out around 2 p.m. Monday in the 2400 block of Rouge Drive on the west side of the city, according to the Howard County Coroner.

Firefighters found Gary L. Shuck inside the home while fighting the fire. He was pronounced dead at the scene. 

An autopsy was performed Tuesday morning but Shuck's cause of death has not been released. 

This is the second fatal fire of the Christmas weekend in Kokomo. 

Two kids were killed on Christmas Eve morning in the other fire.

Both fires remain under investigation by the Kokomo Fire Department. 

READ MORE | Two kids killed, 6 more injured in Christmas Eve Kokomo house fire

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