LAUREL, NE [8-4-22]: "A total of four people were found dead at two different crime scenes in Laurel, authorities said Thursday afternoon. Nebraska State Patrol Colonel John Bolduc said, during a news conference, that foul play is suspected in the deaths. "We have two fires with deceased people three blocks apart. It would be a stretch to say that there's no connection," he said.
Just after 3 a.m., Cedar County dispatchers received a report of an explosion at a residence in the 200 block of Elm Street. Bolduc said firefighters found a deceased individual inside the home. As investigators from the Laurel Police Department, Cedar County Sheriff's Office and Nebraska State Patrol were at the scene, a second fire was reported in the 500 block of Elm Street. Bolduc said firefighters and officers found three individuals deceased inside of the second residence. After 3 p.m., members of the Nebraska State Patrol Major Case Unit were dressed in white hazmat suits as they stood outside a white house. The Nebraska State Fire Marshal was also on the scene."
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