Elderly Man Killed in Pennsylvania Fire

Feb. 26, 2009
A Lancaster County man died Tuesday morning in a fire in Stevens.

STEVENS, Pa. --

A Lancaster County man died Tuesday morning in a fire in Stevens.

The blaze happened at about 7 a.m. in the 300 block of East Church Street .

Carl Mohler, 75, was found dead, officials said.

Neighbors said they noticed the flames, and at first did not know if Mohler was in his shop or if it was a controlled burn.

"It basically just looked like a regular fire at first. But it turned out to be a little bit more than that," said Keri Diem, a neighbor of Mohler's. "I noticed it was getting more and more out of control than what a regular barrel burn, or burn pile fire would be."

Neighbors said the building was a workshop where Mohler would work on cars, trucks and fiberglass.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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