BOARDMAN TWP., Ohio - The Mahoning County Coroner has ruled the death of a man in a Boardman house fire as accidental.

Danny Rubesich, 64, died from smoke inhalation and thermal injuries on November 21, according to a coroner's report.

Neighbors called dispatchers early that morning to report a home was burning on the 300 block of Afton Avenue.

The first firefighter to arrive reported heavy smoke coming from the one-and-a-half-story home.

Firefighters pulled Rubesich from the first floor of the home. He was taken to a hospital where he died.

Investigators believe the fire broke out in the home's kitchen.