BY MARK J. CRAWFORD
Telegraph Editor
STARKE — Starke Fire Rescue says a home’s occupant was discovered deceased when the home burned last Friday.
Starke Fire Rescue, Starke Police Department and Bradford County Fire Rescue responded to the home in the 1100 block of Pratt Street soon after a 911 call was placed around 11 p.m. July 22.
The home was filled with heavy fire and smoke when Engine 1 arrived on scene.
“In spite of very aggressive actions by our firefighters to search the structure, an occupant inside was discovered deceased,” Starke Fire Rescue reported online.
Florida fire marshals and the Starke police investigators responded to the scene to take on the investigation.
