Human Remains Found Following Poteau Apartment Fire Identified

Human remains found following Poteau apartment fire identified

POTEAU, Okla. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Poteau Police Department has identified the human remains found in an apartment following a fire. PPD said the remains were identified as Marvin Powell, 73. The department previously said in a social media post that PPD and the Poteau Fire Department responded to a structure fire at an apartment complex at the 200 block of West Michelle Lane around 3:37 a.m. on June 27. After the fire was extinguished, the occupan…

Powell confirmed to have died in apartment fire

Marvin Dale Powell, 73 of Poteau, was confirmed on Wednesday to have died in a fire at an apartment at the 200 block of West Michelle Lane on Friday. Powell had been reported missing last week while his truck ended…