The body of Thomas Haskins was a day away from being cremated – and his closest kin didn’t even know he was dead.A fire heavily damaged a house Saturday in north Fort Wayne.
About 2:30 p.m., a neighbor reported seeing flames at 8125 Pepperwood Court, near Lima and West Wallen roads, the city fire department said.
When firefighters arrived, flames on the outside of the one-story house had spread to the attic.
It took 22 minutes to bring the fire under control, the department said.
The cause is under investigation.
