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Authorities investigate fatal Deferiet fire
WWNY Authorities investigate fatal Deferiet fire By 7 News Staff | December 18, 2020 at 5:46 AM EST - Updated December 18 at 10:09 PM
DEFERIET, N.Y. (WWNY) - One person is dead following a fire in Deferiet Thursday.
Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies say fire and rescue crews were called to 88 Riverside Drive around 4:30 p.m.
A detached garage was engulfed by flames.
Firefighters discovered a man’s body in the garage after they put the fire out. Friday evening, officials identified the victim as 53 year old Sean Brown, who lived at that address.
Brown’s death was determined to be “asphyxiation due to products of combustion.”