Elderly man dies in Carlton fire

Olis Winn, 88, was discovered deceased at his house off Hwy. 72 Monday morning. Carlton and Comer volunteer firemen responded to the blaze.

Carlton fire captain Chip Chandler said the house was engulfed in flames when the firemen arrived. Chandler said the fireman battled the fire for over an hour.

“It was a stubborn fire,” he said.

No cause for the fire has been confirmed, but Chandler said the fire was most intense near an electrical breaker box.

“The origin of the fire was close to the box,” he said.

Assistant coroner Gerald Kemp said the body was taken to the state crime lab to determine the cause of death.