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Missouri Man Dies In A House Fire

Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:54:18 CST
(Sorento)--A 65 year old Calverton Park, Missouri man died Sunday morning in a house fire in Sorento. According to the Bond County Coroner's Office, a resident of the home in the six hundred block of Wabash Road was awoken to the smell of smoke. Following an investigation, intense smoke was found in the kitchen area, where 65 year old Terrance Corbett was attempting to put out the fire.

The resident, whose name was not released, made it out of the house via a window. Corbett was unable to make it out. He was pronounced dead by the Bond County Coroner's Office. The Shoal Creek, Greenville, and New Douglas Fire Departments assisted with the fire.

The incident remains under investigation.