By Associated Press - Wednesday, May 9, 2018

CENTERVILLE, Iowa (AP) - State and local officers are investigating the death of man whose body was found by firefighters in southern Iowa’s Appanoose County.

A Centerville Police Department news release sent Tuesday night says the body of 51-year-old Timothy Pasa was found Saturday in a fire-damaged Centerville house.

One firefighter was injured battling the blaze but was released from a hospital Sunday morning.

The cause of Pasa’s death hasn’t been released. Investigators also are trying to determine how the fire started.

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