CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Teams from the Chesapeake Fire Department identified a man who died after crews pulled him from a home that was on fire Monday night.
Crews found Justin Louis Peirson, 35, unconscious near the back of the house in the 2200 block of Ardmore Ave. They got him outside and started working to save his life. He died at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Medics took a second person who was able to get out of the house before firefighters to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.
Dispatchers received a call about the fire on Sept. 6 around 9:30 p.m. Crews got there within five minutes of being dispatched. Capt. Steve Bradley with the fire department firefighters had the fire under control around 10 p.m.
The Chesapeake Fire Marshal's Office said the fire was caused by someone carelessly disposing of cigarettes near combustible materials and ruled it as accidental.