Coroner Releases Cause Of Death In Packerton Fatal Fire
November 4, 2019 at 12:26 a.m.
By Amanda [email protected]
Brandon Blanton, 44, of 8031 S. Thomas Drive, Packerton, died due to smoke inhalation, Coroner Tony Ciriello said.
Ciriello said he’s listing when he was called to the scene at 12:45 a.m. as the time of death for Blanton. Further results, including toxicology results, will take two weeks to get back, Ciriello said.
Sidney Fire Department got called around midnight late Tuesday to the address for a fully-engulfed camper fire. The camper was parked in a yard next to a mobile home, Sidney Fire Chief Luke Rockwell said, adding that the camper was “basically gone when we got there.”?
The state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire, and an active investigation by the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office is ongoing, according to KCSO Public Information?Officer Sgt. Chris Francis.
A funeral through Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, will take place at a later date, according to Blanton’s obituary on the funeral home’s website.
Blanton leaves behind a wife, Angela Ousley Blanton, and three sons, all of Packerton; and one stepdaughter, of Claypool, according to his obituary.
The obituary is asking for memorials to be given to the family and mailed to Titus Funeral Home, 2000 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw, IN 46580.
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Brandon Blanton, 44, of 8031 S. Thomas Drive, Packerton, died due to smoke inhalation, Coroner Tony Ciriello said.
Ciriello said he’s listing when he was called to the scene at 12:45 a.m. as the time of death for Blanton. Further results, including toxicology results, will take two weeks to get back, Ciriello said.
Sidney Fire Department got called around midnight late Tuesday to the address for a fully-engulfed camper fire. The camper was parked in a yard next to a mobile home, Sidney Fire Chief Luke Rockwell said, adding that the camper was “basically gone when we got there.”?
The state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire, and an active investigation by the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office is ongoing, according to KCSO Public Information?Officer Sgt. Chris Francis.
A funeral through Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, will take place at a later date, according to Blanton’s obituary on the funeral home’s website.
Blanton leaves behind a wife, Angela Ousley Blanton, and three sons, all of Packerton; and one stepdaughter, of Claypool, according to his obituary.
The obituary is asking for memorials to be given to the family and mailed to Titus Funeral Home, 2000 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw, IN 46580.
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