BEL-NOR, Mo. — A house fire occurred early Sunday morning, resulting in one person's death.
The City of Bel-Nor police officers responded to a house fire in the 3000 block of Hatherly Drive just after 1 a.m. on Sunday. Officers said they found the home partially engulfed in flames, a news release from the St. Louis County Police Department said.
The release said a man was found in the home during the fire and was transported to an area hospital. He was later pronounced dead.
He was identified Monday as 68-year-old John Prowell, a resident of the home, according to St. Louis County police.
After the fire, the City of Bel-Nor officers requested St. Louis County Police Bureau of Crimes Against Persons and the St. Louis Regional Bomb and Arson Unit to investigate, according to the release.
A Monday update from St. Louis County police said that the fire doesn't appear to have been criminal in nature, but the cause is still under investigation.
The investigation is ongoing and still active at this time.
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