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HCSO: Three dead following Hawkins County fire on Friday

According to the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office, the home was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived.

HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. — The Hawkins County Sheriff's Office says three people are dead after a fire in Hawkins County on Friday.

Authorities say they responded to the home located along Chelaque Way just before 8 a.m. Friday. Investigators determined two people were unaccounted for, and possibly trapped inside.

The HCSO says over the course of the investigation it was determined that Darrell Banks, age 57, his wife Sandra Banks, age 54 and a juvenile male died as a result of this fire.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is assisting with the investigation. No other details or information is available at this time. According to the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office, the home was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived.

This story was originally reported by WCYB.

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