By Associated Press - Tuesday, June 13, 2017

AUBURN, Wash. (AP) - Authorities say a man has been found dead in a house fire in the Seattle suburb of Auburn.

Puget Sound Fire Capt. Kyle Ohashi says the fire started just after 11 a.m. Tuesday with calls to 911 reporting heavy smoke coming from a single-story house and garage.

Ohashi says firefighters found the victim while dousing the fire inside. Ohashi says no one else was found in the home.

Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire.

The King County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the name of the deceased and cause of death.

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Information from: KOMO-TV, https://www.komotv.com/

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