GREENUP FIRE VICTIM IDENTIFIED

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Authorities have released the name of the person killed in a late Tuesday night fire in Greenup. The Cumberland County Coroners Office says the deceased is 48 year old Larry Owens Jr. of Greenup. He was a resident of the Greenup Inn where the fatal fire occured. Firefighters were called out to the motel around 10:40 p.m. and discovered a fire in one of the rooms. After the fire was brought under control, the body of Owens was discovered inside and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but authorities say that there is nothing initally to indicate the fire was suspicious in nature. An autopsy to determine the exact cause of Owens death will be conducted.