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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Man ID'd in Deadly Largo Apartment Fire

David Jervis, 59, was found unresponsive on a living room chair Saturday morning at Laguna Vista Apartments, the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Authorities have identified the man found dead during a Largo apartment fire Saturday morning as David Jervis, 59, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Largo Fire officials are still investigating the cause of the blaze at Laguna Vista Apartments, 555 Belcher Rd. S., which they have ruled was accidental. Firefighters responded at about 6:15 a.m. to find heavy smoke coming from a second-floor apartment, the Times reports. Jervis was found unresponsive on a chair in his living room. Officials are still waiting for a toxicology report to determine if Jarvis' death was cuased by the fire, according to the Times.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Man Found Dead After Largo Apartment Fire

The unidentified man was found passed out in a chair, and attempts to revive him were unsuccessful, the Tampa Bay Times reports.

A man was found dead following an early morning apartment fire Saturday in Largo, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Firefighters found heavy smoke coming out of the window of a second-floor unit at Laguna Vista Apartments, 555 Belcher Rd. S. when they responded around 6:15 a.m. Inside, they found a man in his late 50s passed out in a chair in the living room, the Times reports, citing Largo Fire Rescue district chief Josh Stefancic. The man was brought outside, where attempts to revive him were unsuccessful, according to the report. He was pronounced dead at 6:50 a.m. The man has not yet been identified. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, the Times reports, and no other apartments were damaged. The fire is under investigation.

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