Body of male victim found in Bristol, Virginia house fire

The body of a Bristol, Virginia resident was found inside of a charred home on Vermont Avenue early Monday.

Crews were dispatched just after 1:30 a.m. and officers reported that the house was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived, according to a report from Bristol Fire Chief Mike Armstrong.

Firefighters from Bristol, Tennessee also assisted in extinguishing the blaze that a preliminary report says started on the right side of the home. A neighboring house also received some structural damage.

The remains of the male victim are being transported to Roanoke for an autopsy.

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