The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office has identified the 57-year-old man killed in an Evergreen fire on July 18.
Sheriff Chuck Curry said Howard Wayne Poier was the sole occupant in the house, located on Rose Crossing, when it burned at about 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Fire crews with the Evergreen Fire Department found Poier’s body inside the house after extinguishing the fire. Curry said the cause of Poier’s death is still pending, and the cause and origin of the are still under investigation.
Curry noted that as of July 19, there was no indication of foul play so far in the investigation.
This story will be updated as further information is released.