Overview
- Police and firefighters responded about 1 a.m. Tuesday to the 43000 block of Lancelot Drive after reports of a home fully engulfed in flames.
- Two occupants escaped before crews arrived, and a third person, 44, was believed to be inside searching for a pet.
- Firefighters later found the man dead in a second-floor room above the attached garage after they knocked down the fire.
- Crews reported a partial collapse of the floor above the garage during the search, and neighbors described hearing booms and seeing heavy fire.
- The Canton Police Department’s Fire Investigative Team is working with the Canton Fire Marshal to determine origin and cause, and officials say it appears accidental at this stage.