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June 4, 2007

Lamp caused fatal Seekonk fire

SEEKONK -- Responding to a house fire caused by an overturned halogen lamp on South Wheaton Avenue, firefighters found a man who lived there dead inside the home last night.

Louis Botseas, 86, was discovered in the living room area of 152 South Wheaton Ave., according to the Fire Department.

The cause of death has not yet been determined, and it could be a couple of days before it's known after an autopsy is performed.

The police and fire departments received a call about a possible house fire at 5:47 p.m. They arrived shortly thereafter, according to a police news release, and found smoke coming from the house.

The fire was put out in the home's interior and "the remains" of a white male were found in the living room, according to the release.

Seekonk police and fire departments are investigating with State Police and the state Fire Marshal's Office.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 12:40 PM | Permalink

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