INDIANAPOLIS — A 67-year-old man who died from a medical emergency was found after a fire broke out in his south side apartment on Sunday.
According to the Indianapolis Fire Department, crews were dispatched to Crestwood Village Apartments located at 8807 Madison Ave just before 1 p.m.
The department said the apartment manager entered an apartment after hearing the smoke alarm and receiving no response from the resident. She and another worker used a small fire extinguisher to put out the fire and found the resident unresponsive.
The victim, a 67-year-old man, was pronounced deceased.
According to IFD, the victim died as a result of an acute medical emergency and not as a result of the fire.
The department believes the fire was caused by combustible smoking materials, that ignited after the man died.
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