TURNER (AP) — The state fire marshal is investigating the cause of a house fire that left a man dead.
The fire marshal identifies the victim as 69-year-old Daniel Chabot.
Maine’s fire marshal is investigating what led to the late Friday afternoon fire on Snell Hill Road in Turner. The fire started in a bedroom and firefighters from Turner and surrounding communities largely contained it.
The Sun Journal reports that neighbors and bystanders tried to pull Chabot from the fire.
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