LUCE COUNTY, MI-- Officials continue to investigate a house fire in Luce County that killed an elderly man.
The blaze in Columbus Township is believed to have been started by a lightning strike during thunderstorms Wednesday night. When firefighters arrived at the scene around 5:50 a.m. Thursday the house was engulfed in flames.
Police say Forrest Rank, 79, was killed in the blaze. He was the only person in the house at the time.
No additional information has yet been released.