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‘It’s awful’: Man in wheelchair fatally struck by truck marks the 34th pedestrian death this year
By Marcus Chen
Investigation underway after man found dead inside St. Augustine home after fire
Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · St. Paul, MN
Marcus manages the day-to-day editorial workflow across all brands, coordinating coverage assignments and ensuring editorial standards are met. He previously served as city editor at the Pioneer Press and holds a degree in Political Science from Carleton College.
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St. Johns County Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire Wednesday afternoon at a home on Alicante Road in St. Augustine, where crews discovered the body of a man inside.Units were dispatched around 1 p.m. and arrived to find no active fire, but evidence of a blaze that had already burned out inside the home.Officials said nothing suspicious was involved, according to the agency’s fire marshal. The State Fire Marshal is now leading an investigation into the incident.
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