Officials investigate death in Vienna blaze

VIENNA — Police and fire officials believe the late Saturday fire at a home in the Four Seasons mobile home park that killed Richard L. Baglier, 65, was the the result of smoking.

The actual cause is pending a state fire marshal’s office investigation.

Baglier, who ran jewelry stores in Warren and Hubbard, was found dead inside his trailer at 15 Lakewood Drive NE at 11:48 p.m., 28 minutes after a 911 call from a neighbor alerted authorities to the fire.

The park is across state Route 193 from the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport.

The neighbor, two firefighters and a Vienna police officer were at the home within 10 minutes of the 911 call and heard noise from inside, but the heat and fire made rescue impossible, said Vienna Fire Chief Richard Brannon.

The two firefighters, Assistant Chief Mike Hagood and Capt. Dennis Greenwood, responded in their personal vehicles and used a metal pole found at the scene to break down the door to the trailer. At that time, fire trucks arrived and extinguished the fire, Brannon said.

Baglier’s body was found just inside an exit door not far from his bedroom, where investigators believe the fire started.

Investigators with the state fire marshal’s office were called out Saturday night and are planning to return for additional investigation at about 10 a.m.