ALLEGAN, Mich. — A man died Friday morning after getting trapped in a house fire, according to Allegan Fire District Chief Nick Brink.
Flames broke out on the second floor of a home on Russell Street, near Lincoln Street, around 6 a.m.
Chief Brink says the fire likely started due to “careless smoking.”
The victim, a 56-year-old man, tried to get out of a second-story window but did not make it.
Additionally, the fire chief says a relative living in the home with the victim told investigators that the victim asked for a fire extinguisher to put out the flames himself; however, that didn’t work.
The man’s name has not yet been released.
