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EVANSTON, Wyo. (AP) -- Authorities in Evanston have identified the two firefighters who were killed battling a residential blaze on Monday.
The victims were 23-year-old Jacob Cook -- who had been married only a few weeks -- and 39-year-old Robert Henderson, a husband and father of three. Both were Evanston residents.
They died from injuries suffered in an explosion after they went into a burning town home to attempt a rescue of children reportedly trapped inside.
As it turned out, there was nobody inside the building.
A third firefighter, 39-year-old Abe Wheeler, was listed in stable condition at L-D-S Hospital in Salt Lake City with burns. He is expected to make a full recovery.
Two other firefighters were treated and released from the hospital.
The cause of the fire and explosion are under investigation.
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