Barn fire victims identified

ALPENA, Mich.– Two bodies were discovered at the scene of Thursday’s fire in Alpena. The victims have been identified as 60 year old James Anthony Polluch of Stanwood, and 58 year–old Michael Phillip Polluch of Alpena.

The Michigan State Police and Alpena Township Fire Department responded to a call on Long Lake Road around 1:15 Friday afternoon. When they arrived, they found an old barn house on the property engulfed in flames.

Once the blaze was put out, first responders found the bodies of two people in the building. State Police Lieutenant Derrick Carroll said it’s likely that the victims were already dead by the time help arrived. The Accelerant k–9 unit is investigating the scene to find the cause of the fire