Crime & Safety

St. Clair Shores Man Dies In House Fire Caused By Cigarette: FD

Crews responded to the early morning fire and found a man believed to be in his 60s dead inside.

ST. CLAIR SHORES, MI — A St. Clair Shores man has died in a house fire that fire officials say came from a discarded cigarette.

WDIV reported that the man, believed to be the homeowner, died in the fire at a house on Princeton near 11 Mile Road just before 3 a.m. Wednesday. Police say the man was in his 60s, but he has not been identified.

Fire officials will continue to investigate.

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