JENNINGS, Mo. – One man died after a house fire on New Year’s Day in Jennings.
The St. Louis County Police Department has identified the victim as 83-year-old Belma Johnson.
The fire happened just after midnight Wednesday in the 9200 block of Riverwood Drive.
First responders arrived to find a neighbor using a garden hose to put out flames. Once first responders made way inside, they found a Johnson in a garage. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
St. Louis County Police say the fire does not appear to be criminal in nature. St. Louis Regional Bomb and Arson Unit detectives investigated the fire.