Firefighters Respond to Suspicious Fatal Apartment Fire in Missouri

The Overland Park Police Department was investigating a suspicious death at the scene of an early-morning apartment fire near 81st and Farley streets.

Shortly after 2:30 a.m., firefighters discovered a man's body on the living room floor of a smoke-filled apartment near 81st and Farley streets. The fire, which filled the apartment with smoke, was limited to the second-floor apartment and was under control in minutes.

At midday, the Fire Department turned the investigation over to the police, who had obtained a search warrant. Authorities had not released the victim's name.

This morning, Fire Department Spokesman Tom Talbert said the cause of death was