GORDON, Ga. — Two people are dead after a house fire in Gordon, according to Wilkinson County Coroner Bill Matthews.
He says it happened at a brick home at 107 Sitton Avenue on Friday.
The pair who died are 72-year-old Russell Hawthorn and his wife 68-year-old Cindy Hawthorn.
The fire marshal is still investigating what caused the fire.
Matthews says the couple's bodies are being sent to the GBI Crime Lab for an autopsy.
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