Early video: Fatal house fire in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
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This is a neighbor's video of a house fire last night that took the life of a 92-year-old man.
From the AP:
Fireplace ashes have been blamed for a fatal house fire in Scottsbluff.
Deputy State Fire Marshal Mike Turner said the ashes were improperly disposed on the house's back porch Thursday.
The fire was reported a little after 8:20 p.m.
Deputy State Fire Marshall Mike Turner says hot ashes from a wood burning stove caused the Scottsbluff house fire Thursday evening that claimed the life of 92 year old Sal Blanco.
Blanco's body was found in the kitchen area according to Turner.
Gering and Scottsbluff rural firefighters assisted the Scottsbluff fire department in fighting the blaze, which was reported at 8:23 p.m. at 1715 5th Avenue.
The house in the center is the one that burned last night. Click here for the Google Maps Streetview of the neighborhood.
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