THE TWO PEOPLE KILLED IN THAT FIRE LAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EAST OF SALEM HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 74-YEAR OLD JOHN- AND 72-YEAR OLD BARBARA LOYD.
THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER SAYS THE COUPLE DIED OF BLAST & THERMAL INJURIES WHEN THEIR MOBILE HOME AT 32-07 JAMES AVENUE EXPLODED AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED.