Elderly Man Dies in Blaze, Home Damaged in Fire
A 78-year-old man was found in his Washington Township home after his niece went to his home to check on him. Robert Anderson reportedly died of natural causes in his home. His home had been damaged as a result of a fire that occurred after a light fixture malfunctioned and caught fire. The fire started and ended on its own, according to a Sergeant for the Michigan State police force.
The mobile home where Anderson lived had damage along the kitchen wall and along the ceiling. Soot was also discovered on the windows of the home. There is no information connecting Anderson’s death with the fire that spread through his home.
According to the report, Anderson was a person that kept to himself constantly and even went as far as to turn off or lower the ringer on his phone so as not to be disturbed. The problem with this is that there is no way to determine if a person’s wellbeing is compromised or not. There is no way to determine if they are in any danger because there is no way to communicate with them. Unfortunately, this lack of communication leads to incidents like this one because it is difficult to constantly check on a person, especially if they live a certain distance away.
