Cause of fatal Negaunee Township fire under investigation
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NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP -- A Negaunee Township house fire Monday night left one man dead and another with severe burns.
Michigan State Police troopers from the Negaunee post and firefighters from several agencies responded to the single-story residence where a 67-year-old man was found deceased after the fire was extinguished. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
At approximately 8:40 p.m. on Monday, troopers were dispatched to the residence at 146 M-35 in Negaunee Township for a structure fire. Upon arrival, troopers found the residence engulfed in flames. A man who had made it out of the residence told troopers that another man remained inside the home. Both men resided at the residence.
Troopers attempted to enter the home but were unable to do so because of the heavy smoke and flames. The Negaunee Township Fire Department arrived and made entry into the residence while extinguishing the fire.
The man who escaped the fire was transported to a local hospital for treatment of severe burns. Once the fire was extinguished, troopers and firefighters located a deceased 67-year-old man inside the residence. His family was notified of his death.
The MSP Negaunee post was assisted by the MSP Fire Investigation Unit, Negaunee Township Fire Department, Negaunee Police Department, Marquette Township Fire and Rescue, Negaunee Township Water Department and Marquette County Central Dispatch.