Authorities release names of Des Moines fire victims

Authorities have released the name of a man who died after a fire at a Des Moines apartment.

The Des Moines Fire Department identified the man Wednesday as 68-year-old Osman Suljic, who was found Tuesday in his third-floor apartment where the blaze is believed to have started. The department says he was pronounced dead at a hospital.

The department didn’t release any information about the other apartment occupant, who was injured. A department spokesman didn’t immediately return messages from The Associated Press.

The department says the fire cause is being investigated.