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Coroner: 69-year-old man died in fatal mobile home fire last week; no foul play suspected

2 hours 14 minutes 39 seconds ago Monday, December 02 2024 Dec 2, 2024 December 02, 2024 10:24 AM December 02, 2024 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Parish coroner said Monday that a 69-year-old man died in a mobile home fire last week. 

Johnny Norton died in a Nov. 26 mobile home fire on Hooper Road. The fire started around 5 p.m., Baton Rouge Fire told WBRZ last week.

The trailer was engulfed in flames when fire fighters arrived and found Norton unresponsive outside. He ultimately died from his injuries after being taken to a hospital.

Baton Rouge Fire officials also said Monday that the fire was likely an accident and that they do not suspect foul play.

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