THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, January 24, 1996 TAG: 9601240487
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B7 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Short : 20 lines
An early-morning fire that destroyed a house and claimed one life Tuesday was caused by the victim smoking in bed, according to Jack Goldhorn, a spokesman for the Department of Fire and Paramedical Services.
The fire was reported about 12:30 a.m. in the 900 block of Lasser Drive. When firefighters arrived, they found the house engulfed by flames. A 70-year-old man who lived alone in the house was pronounced dead at the scene, Goldhorn said. The victim's name was not released.
KEYWORDS: FIRES FATALITY by CNB