(Deming) – The body of an elderly Luna County man was found inside a burned travel trailer Thursday evening.
Deming Police Chief Brandon Gigante said the man was identified by family members as 80-year-old Ignacio Reyes.
Gigante said a structure fire was called in at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the 400 block of West Third.
The fire turned out to be isolated to a travel trailer in a back yard, and the travel trailer was totally engulfed in flames when emergency responders arrived.
After Deming firefighters extinguished the fire, responders found Reyes’ body inside. He had last been seen by family members earlier in the evening.
Gigante said the State Fire Marshall’s preliminary investigation indicated that the fire’s origin may have been a cook stove inside the trailer. The Fire Marshall said the initial signs did not indicate arson was involved.
Reyes’ body was sent to the Office of the Medical Investigator in Albuquerque for an autopsy.
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