By Associated Press - Wednesday, November 1, 2017

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Authorities have released the name of a man who died after a fire at a Des Moines apartment.

The Des Moines Fire Department identified the man Wednesday as 68-year-old Osman Suljic, who was found Tuesday in his third-floor apartment where the blaze is believed to have started. The department says he was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Department spokesman Brian O’Keefe said another person at the scene was treated for a pre-existing medical condition, but he said he couldn’t confirm whether the woman was Suljic’s wife.



The department says the fire cause is being investigated.

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