BRECKSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Neighbors reported hearing anexplosion before a house fire that killed an
87-year-old man innortheast Ohio.Brecksville authorities said firefightersresponded Thursday night to calls
about a loud boom or explosion andarrived to find a house in the Cleveland suburb engulfed in
flames.Authorities say firefighters pulled Ben Pfister from the burning home.He was pronounced dead at a
hospital.An official with the Cuyahoga County medical examiner’s office says Pfister died of smoke
inhalation.Fireand city officials say Pfister’s wife was in the home but made it outbefore firefighters
arrived. They said she did not appear to be injuredin the fire.Authorities say no adjacent properties were
damaged.A Brecksville fire lieutenant says the cause of the fire is still under investigation.Copyright 2013
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orredistributed.BRECKSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Neighbors reported hearing anexplosion before a house fire that
killed an 87-year-old man innortheast Ohio.Brecksville authorities said firefightersresponded Thursday night
to calls about a loud boom or explosion andarrived to find a house in the Cleveland suburb engulfed in
flames.Authorities say firefighters pulled Ben Pfister from the burning home.He was pronounced dead at a
hospital.An official with the Cuyahoga County medical examiner’s office says Pfister died of smoke
inhalation.Fireand city officials say Pfister’s wife was in the home but made it outbefore firefighters
arrived. They said she did not appear to be injuredin the fire.Authorities say no adjacent properties were
damaged.A Brecksville fire lieutenant says the cause of the fire is still under investigation.Copyright 2013
The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
orredistributed.