Nebraska
Fire marshal investigating fatal house fire in southeast Nebraska
DAWSON, Neb. (KOLN) – One person is dead after a house fire in the village of Dawson on Saturday.
The Richardson County Sheriff’s Office was called to a structure fire near Riley Avenue and Fifth Street at 12:31 a.m. According to the sheriff’s office, 70-year-old Michael Leroy Ruch was found dead in a bedroom in the northwest corner of the house.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the Nebraska State Fire Marshal.
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