LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) -
The Lubbock County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the victim from last Saturday's
fire at the Starlight Apartments as 59-year-old Lee Andrew Dial Jr. Information on the cause and manor of death is still pending, according to Deputy Fire Marshal Robert Loveless.
Fire investigators have
determined that the ignition source for this fire was an unattended cooking hot
plate. Evidence at the scene indicates that this was an unintentional
fire, and witness statements corroborate the evidence found at the fire
scene, Loveless said.
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