Firefighters responded to house fire Sunday morning in Volusia County

DELTONA, Fla. — Volusia Sheriff’s Office said firefighters reported to a structure fire Sunday morning.

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Officials said after 1 a.m., a passerby called 911 to report a structure fire at 2674 Howland Boulevard in Deltona.

Volusia County Sheriff’s investigators said they arrived to find the home fully engulfed.

Officials said they entered the home and found a 74-year-old man unresponsive in the bathroom.

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Volusia County Sheriff’s investigators, firefighters removed the man from the house and attempted life-saving measures, but the victim was pronounced dead on the scene.

Detectives said they did not observe any obvious indications of foul play or suspicious circumstances.

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VSO said they contacted the state fire marshal’s office to assume the investigation of the fire and to attempt to determine its cause.

See the map below of the scene.

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