DARKE COUNTY — The man found dead after a fire at a Darke County property on Tuesday has been identified.
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Kenneth J.H. Dirksen, 84, was identified on Wednesday by the Darke County Sheriff’s Office.
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First responders were called out to a possible explosion in the 8000 block of Day Road in Darke County around 1:45 p.m., according to the Darke County Sheriff’s Office. The original call stated that there had been an explosion and one person was trapped.
Fire officials on the scene confirmed there was a fire in the shop area of the family-owned farm and not an explosion.
Dirksen was found deceased by first responders.
The fire and his cause of death are under investigation.
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