UPDATE: Fire may have been electrical, smoke inhalation may have been death cause

UPDATE POSTED 11 A.M. FRIDAY, NOV. 12, 2021

BOURBON COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – Bourbon County fire officials say they are investigating the possibility a fatal Thursday morning fire may have been caused by an electrical issue.

Meanwhile, a preliminary autopsy suggests 40-year-old Martin Crowley died from smoke inhalation, according to Brent Wilson of the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Department.

ORIGINAL STORY POSTED 11 A.M. THURSDAY, NOV. 11, 2021

BOURBON COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly house fire.

According to the sheriff’s office, the fire happened early Thursday morning on Millersburg Road in Paris.

Investigators tell ABC 36, the body of 40-year-old Martin Crowley was found inside the home. Crowley’s mother was able to get out of the house and was not injured.

According to the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office, it took some time to contain this fire.

“First responders who arrived on scene said that the house was fully engulfed at the time. they worked approximately four hours just to get the flames under control,” explains Brent Wilson with the Sheriff’s Office.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

This is a developing story. Check back with ABC 36 for updates.