Around 5:35 a.m. Wednesday, firefighters were called to the 900 block of Meadow Road near Lumberton for a mobile home fire.
John Smith, 61, was found dead.
Investigators said Smith used space heaters in the home and that may have sparked the blaze.
Tuesday, a former North Carolina Highway Patrol trooper was found dead in his home after a fire.
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