Update: Coroner identifies man killed in Boise house fire

Robert Records, 69, suffered fatal injuries in a house fire on the 600 block of East Jefferson Street in Boise early Saturday morning, according to the Ada County Coroner’s Office.

His cause of death was due to thermal injuries and “inhalation of combustion products” from the fire, the coroner said in a release Monday.

Crews responded to the fire at 1:30 a.m., the fire department said on Twitter.

At about 9 a.m. Saturday, the fire department said an adult male who had been taken to the hospital as a result of the fire had died.

The house is a total loss. Investigators said the cause was accidental and was due to the improper disposal of smoking materials.

This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.

This story was originally published December 15, 2018 at 9:26 AM.