MADISONVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said a man died in a house fire Monday afternoon in Madisonville.

According to Sheriff Tommy Jones, emergency crews responded to the fire in the 400 block of Crowder Road at around 4 p.m.

After the fire was put out, Jones said responders found a man who died in the fire. He has not been identified.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Bomb and Arson Division is investigating the cause of the fire.

Following the fire, Jones said a detective with the sheriff’s office was involved in a two-car crash on US 411. The detective was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center for evaluation. The condition of the other person involved in the crash is unknown.

“Our thoughts are with our detective and the other person inv

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