Body found after fire

LOWER PROVIDENCE » Police are withholding the identity of a person found dead Sunday in an aprtment fire on the 2800 block of Ridge Pike until all relatives have been notified.

Montgomery County Emergency Dispatchers received a 911 call at 8:08 p.m. from a neighbor who reported hearing a smoke detector alarm and seeing smoke emanating from the apartment, according to a press release is-

sued by Lower Providence Township.

Lower Providence police, fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene and firefighters entered the apartment where they extinguished a fire in the living room. Fire personnel

then removed a person found lying on the ground in the apartment and a medical command physician on scene pronounced the person dead.

Nearby structures were also evacuated by police.

Assistance was provided by the Jefferson, Norriton, Skippack and Collegeville fire companies.

The Lower Providence Township Fire Marshal,

Lower Providence Township Police Department, Lower Providence Fire Department, Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal Unit, and the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office are conducting a joint investigation.

Anyone with information on the fire is asked to contact Detective/Fire Marshal Charles A. DeFrangesco at 610-635- 3546.