Fatal fire in South Lake Tahoe

4:15 p.m. 2/12/18 update: Family members say the man who died in Sunday's house fire is Dean Eastin. His former sister-in-law Mimi Bertrand told South Tahoe Now that it was Dean who died. His two adult children, Lori and Gregory, moved from South Lake Tahoe and now live in Grants Pass, Oregon.

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8:00 p.m. update: The cause of the deadly fire in South Lake Tahoe today was the result of smoking materials on a couch. The deceased is a 58-year-old male. There is an ongoing investigation by the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Police departments. No name has been released.

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One man has died in a house fire in South Lake Tahoe.

South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue responded to a fire at a home on the 900 block of Brockway Avenue at 1:41 p.m. Sunday, February 11. The initial call was of a couch fire, but when firefighters entered the home they found a man deceased.

At this time there are no other details as detectives from South Lake Tahoe Police Department are still on the secured scene.

The cause of the fire and death is under investigation and the name and age of the deceased has not been released.

Once more information is available we will update this story.

- South Tahoe Now Staff Report