FORT COLLINS, Colo. – A man was found dead inside his home following a cooking fire inside a Fort Collins apartment.
The Poudre Fire Authority responded to the cooking fire at the Whispering Pines Apartments at around 1 p.m. Saturday. A 911 caller had reported smoke coming from a unit at the complex.
Firefighters found an active fire on the stove that was quickly extinguished.
A man was also found inside the apartment and was confirmed deceased.
The Larimer County Coroner's Office will release the man's identity, as well as his cause and manner of death, after his family has been notified.