BURR OAK (WKZO) — St. Joseph County investigators are releasing the name of a victim who died in a house fire in Burr Oak last Thursday, and the cause of the fire.
They responded to the blaze in the 62-thousand block of Middle Colon Road, pulling 45-year-old Terry Shears out, despite the fact that flames were coming through the roof.
He was unresponsive and could not be resuscitated.
The cause of death was smoke inhalation and the Fire Marshal is blaming the fire itself on careless smoking.
