MILWAUKIE, Ore. (AP) - Investigators say an electric space heater that was too close to combustible material caused a fire that killed a resident at a Milwaukie mobile home court.
The victim was identified Monday as 61-year-old James Randall.
He died Friday in a fire that broke out about 6:30 a.m.
The Clackamas Fire District No. 1 says the motor home was severely damaged, and it wasn’t possible to determine exactly what the space heater ignited.
Firefighters say space heaters should be at least 3 feet from anything combustible and have protection against tipping over.
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