INDIANAPOLIS — A man was found dead inside his apartment on Indy's south side Sunday afternoon.
According to a release from the Indianapolis Fire Department, around 12:45 p.m. on Oct. 13, firefighters were dispatched to the Crestwood Village South apartments located in the 8800 block of Madison Avenue, near County Line Road, on a report of a fire.
The manager of the apartment complex reportedly forced entry into the apartment after hearing the smoke alarm but not getting any response from the resident inside. The manager and another worker at the apartment complex put a small fire out using a fire extinguisher, but they told firefighters they found the 67-year-old resident unresponsive.
The man was found around 1 p.m. and was later pronounced dead.
The Marion County Coroner's Office determined the victim died as a result of an acute medical emergency, not as a result of the fire.
IFD says the fire was started by "improper use of smoking materials."
No other residents of the apartment were affected.