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- Smoke inhalation blamed for death of area man
A New Lebanon man was found dead in the attic of his home Sunday evening apparently overcome by smoke.
According to firefighters, Nicholas Cole Sr., 48, had gone to investigate smoke, believed caused by an electrical short in his home at 147 Swanson St., when he was overcome.
Larry Chambers, Montgomery County coroner’s investigator, said a neighbor saw sparks coming from the power line leading into the residence and reported it to Cole who went into the attic above the attached garage to investigate just as a fire broke out.
Cole’s wife, Judy, managed to escape from the home and went to a neighbor’s to telephone the fire department.
Chambers said there was smoke damage throughout the house and heavy fire damage to the garage.
Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio. Monday, 1 February 1982.
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- Inhalation, burns fatal
A 48-year-old New Lebanon man died Sunday of severe burns and smoke inhalation, a spokeswoman for the Montgomery County coroner said yesterday.
Charles Wiltrout, New Lebanon fire chief, theorized that Nicholas Cole Sr., 147 Swanson St., New Lebanon, died when he went into the attic of his one-story house to check problems with the electricity after he had seen smoke.
“The attic is a crawl space and when he crawled in, he must have become disoriented,” Wiltrout said.
Wiltrout said the cause of the fire is under investigation, but he believes it started from electrical problems cause by severe weather. He said the investigation has been held up because the Dayton Power & Light Co. has been too busy with storm-related repairs and restoring power to surrounding counties to turn the power off at the house.
The Journal-Herald, Dayton, Ohio. Tuesday, 2 February 1982.
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