House fire claims life in Ewen : News : UpperMichigansSource.com

House fire claims life in Ewen

Posted: 01.03.2011 at 9:59 AM

Read more: Local, Fire, Royce "Russell" Peterson, Deadly

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EWEN -- An elderly Ewen man is dead after a house fire Sunday morning.

According to the Ontonagon County Sheriff's Department, the structure fire was called in at 9:25.

The home, located at 11127 Polvi Road, was almost completely destroyed by the time fire was found.

The body of 80-year-old Royce "Russel" Peterson was found inside the home.

The Michigan State Fire Marshall has ruled the blaze as accidental.

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