Authorities ID man whose body was found by firefighters

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) - Western Iowa authorities have released the name of a man whose body was found by firefighters in an apartment.

The Council Bluffs Fire Department said in a news release Monday that the man had been identified as 59-year-old Charles Ruckman. A preliminary autopsy report says Ruckman was killed by smoke inhalation.

Council Bluffs Fire Chief Justin James says firefighters were able to get the blaze under control shortly after it was reported Tuesday afternoon. They found the body once they got inside the apartment.