A man whose body was discovered following a fire at his home has been identified.
Malcolm Thomas Griffiths, 64, was found dead at his bungalow in Pattison Close, Witham, shortly after 11am on Monday. He was the seventh person to die in a house fire in Essex this year.
The emergency services broke into Mr Griffiths' house after his family became concerned for his safety but it is thought he had already been dead for some hours as the fire had burned itself out.
Police said they thought the blaze was caused by smoking materials and are not treating Mr Griffiths' death as suspicious.
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Published Friday, February 4, 2005
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