BENTON -- According to the Department of Public Safety, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner has identified the victim of the fatal Benton fire at 70 Pleasant Drive as 62-yearold Paul Verville.

First responders were called to the fire Wednesday morning just after 2 a.m.

When firefighters arrived they found the single family residence fully engulfed in flames.

While they were fighting the fire, crews discovered Verville deceased inside the home.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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