Sunday morning, March 26, 2023, just before 7 a.m. Seneca District Firefighters were alerted to a structure fire west of Racine on 86 Highway.
On arrival they located a large garage fully involved with fire. The structure was destroyed.
Later Newton County Sheriff’s Deputies developed information that someone had been living in the garage.
Fire investigators returned Tuesday to search the remnants of the building, and there they located human remains.
The Newton County Coroner Dale Owens was summoned to the scene.
The Missouri State Fire Marshals office responded to assist investigation of the fire, remaining on scene into the evening hours of Tuesday.
No names have been released. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.