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Body found after Fayetteville house fire

A faulty propane heating system likely caused an explosion and fire that killed a man at a Fayetteville house early Saturday, police said.
Posted 2009-10-17T10:42:49+00:00 - Updated 2009-10-19T15:31:32+00:00
Firefighters found the body of a man after extinguishing a fire at a house at 118 Cedar Creek Road, in southeastern Fayetteville early Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, police said.

A faulty propane heating system likely caused an explosion and fire that killed a man at a Fayetteville house early Saturday, police said.

The fire had fully engulfed the house at 1118 Cedar Creek Road, at Community Drive, by the time police arrived around 3:30 a.m. Once they entered the house, firefighters found the man's body.

Police said the man was badly burned.

Officers said they are waiting on an autopsy to confirm the man's identity.

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