WELLSTON, Mo. — The Mid-County Fire Protection District announced Sunday that it was conducting an internal investigation after family members discovered a man’s body inside a burned home despite two searches by firefighters.
According to the fire protection district, crews responded at about 9:34 p.m. Tuesday to find the home of Wayne Vann fully engulfed in flames near Ogden Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive.
Crews were ordered to evacuate the building due to the fire’s intensity and a collapsing roof. By about 10:35 p.m., the fire was under control, and crews began searching the home. The search concluded about an hour later, and no one was found inside…