Crews respond to deadly house fire in Cape Girardeau

KBSI FOX23 News at 9 p.m.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Crews respond to deadly house fire in Cape Girardeau.

Around 1:30 pm on November 26, 2025, the Cape Girardeau Fire Department and Cape Girardeau Police department responded to the 200 block of S. Hanover Street in Cape Girardeau for a report of a fire.

When crews responded they located a home directly behind the AM/PM gas station on the corner of William Street on fire.

Crews begun to block off roadways including a part of Williams Street to allow crews to work.

Firefighters with the Cape Girardeau fire department begun working, trying to get into the home.

But, due to extensive hoarding conditions in the home crews were unable to make entry into the home and were forced to conduct defensive operations until the fire was contained for the safety of all members on scene.

Once the fire was contained and crews were able to gain access to the second floor searches were conducted and two victims were located and confirmed deceased. The fire is currently being investigated by State Fire Marshals Office.

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Crews were on scene for multiple hours, and the Cape County Coroner Craig Williams confirms two bodies were found inside the home. Williams shares the exact cause of death is unknown pending an autopsy scheduled for Friday November 28, 2025, in Farmington, Mo.

Identity and details of the victims have not been released at this time.

The cause of the fire has not been released at this time.