BARTLETT, Neb. (AP) — Wheeler County authorities say a house fire that killed an 81-year-old man in Bartlett last week was accidental.
The Wheeler County Attorney's office said in a news release Monday that Kenneth Lidgett died in the fire on Dec. 9.
Firefighters who arrived at the scene found the home engulfed in flames and discovered Lidgett's body after the fire was extinguished.
The county attorney's office said the blaze was caused by a woodstove catching nearby combustibles on fire.