By Gregory Smith
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. -- A man in a house on Algonquin Road, which caught fire, was pronounced dead at South County Hospital Friday night, the Fire Department announced.
Firefighters responded to a report of a fire at 10:13 p.m. at the house, which is near Bonnet Shores. A town rescue truck took the victim, whose name was not immediately released, to the hospital.
The cause and other aspects of the blaze are under investigation by the department and the state fire marshal.