By Associated Press - Monday, March 10, 2014

IUKA, Miss. (AP) - Authorities in Tishomingo County say a 44-year-old man was killed in a fire at his house on Sunday.

County Coroner Mack Wilemon tells WTVA-TV (https://bit.ly/1oF4LIV ) that James Matthew Willard died in the fire at his house on Mississippi Highway 25.

A passing motorist reported the fire at about 1 a.m., Wilemon says.



Firefighters arrived to find the house engulfed in flames. Willard’s body was found inside the house.

Cause of the fire hasn’t been determined.

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Information from: WTVA-TV, https://www.wtva.com

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