A man found dead inside a mobile home Aug. 7 after a fire has been identified as 57-year-old Michael Dagneau.
According to the State Fire Marshal’s office, investigators have determined the fire either started on or under a bed. They said the cause of the fire to be accident by nature.
Firefighters from Lewiston and Topsham were dispatched to the mobile home on 25 Sabattus Creek Drive around 1:30 a.m. after multiple 911 calls reported a house on fire.
The first firefighter to arrive at the scene found smoke and fire at the rear of the house, according to the Lisbon Fire Department.
Dagneau was found dead during the search of the house. He was removed and transported to a local funeral home for a medical examination.
Assistant fire marshal Troy Gardner refused to disclose further details about the investigation.
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