THOMASVILLE, N.C. — One man is dead in Thomasville, North Carolina after he suffered from a medical emergency before his home burned down.
Davidson County Fire Marshall Jacob Thompson confirmed Darrell Wayn Floyd, 76 died after smoking a cigarette. Investigators said he had a medical emergency and died before the discarded smoking materials burned down his home on Albeck Drive.
The fire was first reported by someone who was riding by the burning house and called it into the fire department, Thompson said. It happened around noon on Friday, Dec. 18.
The investigation is still ongoing.