Just before 8 AM Sunday, Paulding firefighters, along with police and EMS, rushed to 609 West Perry Street in Paulding for a two-story structure fire, where they ultimately discovered 47-year-old Daniel Lee Kent dead.
PAULDING, OH (WLIO) - A Paulding man was found dead in a house fire over the weekend.
Just before 8 AM Sunday, Paulding firefighters, along with police and EMS, rushed to 609 West Perry Street in Paulding for a two-story structure fire, where they ultimately discovered 47-year-old Daniel Lee Kent dead. Initial reports stated that there was a male possibly barricaded inside the home, and when emergency crews arrived, they found heavy flames and smoke emanating from the house. As firefighters fought the fire via an exterior attack, additional crews gained entry through the barricaded doors, where they found Kent's body on the ground level. Kent's body will be taken to Toledo for an autopsy. The fire is under investigation by the Ohio State Fire Marshal and the Paulding Police Department.
