ONTONAGON — An accident involving a burn barrel turned fatal for a man in Ontonagon Township on Wednesday.

According to a release from the Michigan State Police, troopers from the Wakefield Post responded to the report of a fire involving a fatality at about 6:30 p.m.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the 84-year-old Marquette man was using a burn barrel when the fire set a nearby section of grass ablaze. The man’s clothes caught fire while he was trying to put the fire out. He died from his injuries.

Police say the incident is still under investigation, and the name of the man has not be released.

Troopers were assisted by the MSP Eighth District fire marshal, MSP detectives from the Wakefield and Negaunee posts, and SONCO Ambulance.