Foul play has been ruled out in the death of an 81-year-old Angola man who died Monday as the result of a house fire in Angola.
Preliminary results indicate that Herbert P. Sanders died of smoke inhalation, according to a statement issued Wednesday by the Steuben County Sheriff’s Department.
It said the Indiana State Fire Marshal’s Office preliminary investigation indicates the fire was “accidental in nature.”
Police officers were first to arrive at the house at 809 Growth Parkway, and they could see heavy flames on the first floor, according to information released earlier by the Angola Fire Department.
After learning that someone was inside, the officers tried to make a rescue, but the heat and smoke thwarted them.
Firefighters were dispatched to the house at 3:12 p.m. and arrived six minutes later. They entered the house and brought Sanders out, according to an earlier story on The Journal Gazette's website.
With help from Fremont fire crews, the Angola Fire Department had the blaze under control by 3:27 p.m. The fire was contained to the living room and kitchen.
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