Propane heater may be to blame for death of Lowndes Co. man

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A propane heater may be to blame for the fire that killed a Lowndes County man.

77-year-old Hosea Hughes was killed when his mobile home burned early Sunday morning.

The fire occurred sometime between 2:30 and 8 AM.

That’s when a relative driving by noticed the home had burned.

Hughes lived alone.

The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office is awaiting a final report from the State Fire Marshal’s Office, but
the fire is believed to have been accidental.