JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The 72-year-old man who died in a Wade Street house fire early Saturday morning had been identified as Herman Moore, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
The fire broke out about 5 a.m. at the house in a street just off Forrest Street and Edison Avenue -- within sign of the intersection of Interstates 10 and 95. By the time Jacksonville Fire-Rescue arrived, the fire had spread to houses on either side of the victim's home.
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Detective Andy Redding of the State Fire Marshal's Office says foul play was not suspected. Investigators say a space heater was in the room with the Moore, but they cannot yet conclusively say if that was the source of the fire.