Nov 27, 2020

Fire Marshal: 62-year-old man dies in Kan. house fire

Posted Nov 27, 2020 12:02 AM
Scene of the fatal Thanksgiving day fire photo courtesy WIBW TV
Scene of the fatal Thanksgiving day fire photo courtesy WIBW TV

WETMORE, Kan. (AP) — A man has been killed in a fire in northeast Kansas, according to the State Fire Marshal.

WIBW=TV reports that that a neighbor reported the fire around 5:30 a.m. Friday in the Nemaha County town of Wetmore. The State Fire Marshal’s Office said the victim was a 62-year-old man who lived alone in the home.

The office said the cause of the fire is not yet determined but was most likely accidental.