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Neighbors remember fire victim as kind
Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, smcdaniel@myjournalcourier.com
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A representative of the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office looks Wednesday at the ruins of a home at 347 Sandusky Ave. after a fire destroyed the structure and took the life of Robert R. Hembrough.Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree | Journal-Courier Show MoreShow Less
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Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze that started just after midnight Wednesday at 347 Sandusky Ave.Dennis Mathis | Journal-Courier Show MoreShow Less
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Though he was known to keep to himself, Robert “Rob Roy” Hembrough also was known by his neighbors to be a kind man.
By Benjamin Cox on December 17, 2020 at 10:25am
More details have been released about a fire that claimed the life of a 63 year old man in Jacksonville early yesterday morning.
Jacksonville Fire Chief Doug Sills says when firefighters from South Jacksonville and Jacksonville arrived to the scene at 347 Sandusky Street shortly after midnight, they were met with the female occupant of the home and a neighbor indicating that 63 year old Robert Hembrough did not make it out of the house. Sills says the home was fully involved upon arrival with flames shooting 30-40 feet in the air and smoke was coming from all available orifices of the home. Sills says after speaking with the two individuals, two firefighters entered the back of the home and were able to remove Hembrough from the burning structure. With the help of LifeStar EMS, they began an attempt to revive Hembrough on the scene but were ultimately unable to do so. Hembrough was pronounced dead at the scene by Mor