Allen County Coroner Releases Identity of Man Killed in Fire Near Downtown Fort Wayne

Coroner: Smoke inhalation killed Fort Wayne man in apartment fire

An apartment fire on Columbia Street in Fort Wayne has claimed the life of a local man.

Allen County Coroner releases identity of man killed in fire near downtown Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Allen County Coroner has released the name of a man who died in a fire at an apartment near downtown Fort Wayne Friday, May 23. The fire broke out in the 1200 block of Columbia Avenue around 12:45 p.m., according to Fort Wayne Fire and Police logs. According to a press release from the Allen County Coroner, the person, later identified as 69-year-old Edward Eugene Ward of Fort Wayne, was pronounced dead at the scen…

Fort Wayne man ID'd as fire victim

The Allen County Coroner's Office identified Friday the Fort Wayne man who died in an apartment fire last week.