Fire kills 77-year-old man in Overland Park

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a fire at an Overland Park home killed a 77-year-old man who lived there. The fire was reported Thursday morning at a home east of the Oak Park Mall. The victim was identified as David L. Zabriskie. Firefighters say smoke was coming from the back of the two-story home when they arrived. They found Zabriskie on the second floor. He died later at a hospital. KMBC-TV reports the man’s wife had recently died and he was frail. The cause of the fire is under investigation but no foul play is suspected. The fire was contained to a living room.