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| Bodies found in Meadow Park Lodge fire to be named | Bodies found in Meadow Park Lodge fire to be named |
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| Post-mortem examinations on two bodies found in a house fire in north Devon are due to be carried out later. | Post-mortem examinations on two bodies found in a house fire in north Devon are due to be carried out later. |
| Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed that Joan and Robert Rines lived in Meadow Park Lodge, in Filleigh, near South Molton. | Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed that Joan and Robert Rines lived in Meadow Park Lodge, in Filleigh, near South Molton. |
| Fire crews were called to the property on the Castle Hill Estate in the early hours of Monday. | Fire crews were called to the property on the Castle Hill Estate in the early hours of Monday. |
| The pair are expected to be formally identified following the post-mortem examinations. | The pair are expected to be formally identified following the post-mortem examinations. |
| 'Devastated' | |
| The first body was found on Monday morning and the second body was discovered in the afternoon. | |
| Castle Hill Estate owner Lady Arran said she was devastated at what had happened. | |
| She told BBC News that the couple, who were believed to be in their 60s, had been living in the main gatehouse for about eight years. | |
| The alarm was raised at about 02:30 BST and at its peak three crews tackled the blaze. | |
| The roof and floors of the property were destroyed in the fire, which is not thought to be suspicious. |