A man died Sunday morning from injuries resulting from a structure fire on Hickory Grove Road in East Oktibbeha County last week.
Authorities responded to the fire at 2:10 a.m. on Sept. 21. Britt Newby, 37, was sent to the Central Mississippi Burn Center in Jackson for treatment of severe burns and died Sunday at 12:53 a.m., Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael Hunt said this morning.
The state fire marshal is involved in the investigation of the fire, but authorities might never know what the cause was, Oktibbeha County Fire Coordinator Kirk Rosenhan said.
The building was a small metal structure with no heat or electricity, he said.
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