73-year-old Ohio man killed in mobile home fire

January 30, 2014 at 10:12a.m.

STEWART, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a 73-year-old man has been killed in a fire at his southeast Ohio mobile home.

Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly said the fire was reported at 2:39 a.m. today in Stewart, a small community east of the city of Athens. He said the Rome Township volunteer fire department has requested help from the state fire marshal’s office.

The victim’s name hasn’t been released and no other details were immediately available.