Man, 72, Killed in Hammond House Fire, Coroner Says

A 72-year-old man died in a fire at his home last week in Northwest Indiana, officials said.

The fire happened in the 3600 block of Sheffield Avenue in Hammond, Lake County Coroner Merrilee Frey said in a statement released early Tuesday.

The man, listed as a John Doe in the release, was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:30 a.m. Dec. 22, Frey said. 

An autopsy found he died of smoke inhalation and burns.

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