Blaze not suspicious
Saturday 25th October 2008, 10:58AM BST.
Fire investigators have confirmed they are not treating a fire near Oswestry, which led to the death of an elderly man, as suspicious.
Ronald Edwards, 79, died in the blaze that ripped through his home in Treflach on Wednesday morning.
See also: Man dies in bungalow fire
Firefighters were called to the scene at 8am as the fire tore though the dormer bungalow.
Dave Bishton, fire investigator for the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, said the investigation is still ongoing.
“We can say it was not suspicious but we are still investigating the exact cause,” he added. “It was a severe fire.”
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