Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
CLOVIS — A Curry County man was killed in a house fire Wednesday afternoon in Curry County, according to a release from the Curry County Sheriff's Department.
Larry Dean Breeden, 59, was found deceased in his residence, the release said, and it was determined he died of carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation.
The sheriff's office and the Clovis Fire Department responded to the scene shortly after 4 p.m. at 1517 U.S. 60/84, and upon arrival found a mobile home fully engulfed and heavily damaged by the fire.
The fire remains under investigation, and the local entities are being assisted by the state fire marshal's office.