By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Maryville fire officials have identified the victim in Monday morning’s fatal fire.
The Maryville Fire Department says 76-year-old Scott Ross died of injuries sustained in the fire of his home on Chick Avenue.
The department says it got a call about a structure fire shortly before four o’clock Monday morning. Firefighters found the house engulfed upon arrival with heavy smoke and flames coming from both the front and rear of the house. A resident of the house, Meredith Ross, told police officers her husband was trapped inside a main-floor bedroom.
Firefighters removed Ross from the bedroom and Nodaway County Ambulance District emergency personnel provided immediate treatment at the scene. Ross died later at the hospital.
The Missouri State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.
The public is encouraged to contact Maryville Fire Chief Jace Pine at 660-562-3209 if they have any information that would help in the investigation.
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