Man found dead in vacant Springfield home in August identified

Firefighters had to force their way into the boarded up house to fight the heavy fire, which had already made its way from the first floor to the second floor and attic, and used a defensive attack to extinguish the fire, the fire division said.

Dcoy was found dead on the first floor before firefighters were forced to retreat.

The official cause of death is not yet known, the coroner’s office said.

The cause of the fire is also still under investigation.