A man has died after a fire broke out in Haddam Thursday afternoon, according to Connecticut State Police.
Officials said 85-year-old Donald Thody was located inside a home on Plains Road in Haddam.
State Police and other emergency crews responded to the scene at approximately 3 pm for a structure fire.
During a search of the residence, crews located Thody and began treating him before he was transported to Middlesex Hospital, where he was then pronounced dead.
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The cause of the fire remains under investigation, and there is no apparent criminal aspect at this time, state police said.
