Firefighters find man’s body in house
Staff Report
Last update: 02 June 2003
ORMOND BEACH -- A man was found dead in a small house that caught fire Monday night, fire officials said.
The body of the unidentified man -- who was not the homeowner, police said -- was found on the floor of the burning one-story house at 621 Tomoka Ave. when firefighters arrived at 7 p.m.
Police and state fire investigators worked into the evening to determine what caused the fire and how the man died.
The house, which sits beside a small pond, was crossed with crime scene tape. A "Beware of Dog" sign had been tacked on a stockade fence, beside an aging pickup.
Fire department spokeswoman Justine Ascone said the man they found may have been dead before the fire started.
It is believed that the fire started in the front area of the house, near where the man's body was found.
Police did not release the dead man's identity. Ormond Beach Police Sgt. Kenny Hayes said they were waiting for a state fire marshal to determine the cause of the fire.
Police said they would also await the cause of death from the medical examiner. "We don't know that it's suspicious or not," Hayes said.
Staff Report
Last update: 02 June 2003
ORMOND BEACH -- A man was found dead in a small house that caught fire Monday night, fire officials said.
The body of the unidentified man -- who was not the homeowner, police said -- was found on the floor of the burning one-story house at 621 Tomoka Ave. when firefighters arrived at 7 p.m.
Police and state fire investigators worked into the evening to determine what caused the fire and how the man died.
The house, which sits beside a small pond, was crossed with crime scene tape. A "Beware of Dog" sign had been tacked on a stockade fence, beside an aging pickup.
Fire department spokeswoman Justine Ascone said the man they found may have been dead before the fire started.
It is believed that the fire started in the front area of the house, near where the man's body was found.
Police did not release the dead man's identity. Ormond Beach Police Sgt. Kenny Hayes said they were waiting for a state fire marshal to determine the cause of the fire.
Police said they would also await the cause of death from the medical examiner. "We don't know that it's suspicious or not," Hayes said.
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