Grant County Coroner’s Office: Man fell asleep while smoking, died from fire

MARION, Ind. — Police are investigating after a fire in Marion left a man dead Friday afternoon.

According to the Grant County Coroner’s Office, the coroner was called to a residence in the 3400 block of South Selby Street on Friday. Upon arrival, he discovered that a male had succumbed to a fire, and pronounced him dead around 3:59 p.m.

Preliminary investigation suggests that the male was sitting in a chair smoking a cigarette. The GCCO reported the male then fell asleep in the chair and dropped the cigarette to the floor, which caught some articles sitting beside the chair on fire.

The GCCO did not specify what type of “articles” these were.

GCCO also added that they are working to determine the male’s identity. An autopsy is scheduled for Sunday, which could help officials uncover further information about the incident.

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