Police: Fatal Victim Identified in Quantico Fire

Police have identified the man killed in a Thursday house fire in the town of Quantico.

The victim was Frank Anthony Desanto, 69, of Quantico. The exact cause of death will be determined by the Medical Examiner’s Office pending toxicology results.

At this point in the investigation, the incident does not look suspicious and there are no signs of foul play, according to Prince William County Police.

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The Prince William County Fire Marshal’s Office said Friday that the fire started in the bedroom of a second-floor apartment, and the cause has been determined to be “improperly discarded smoking materials.”

The Fire Marshal’s Office worked with the Prince William County Police Department and was supported by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in the investigation.

Units arrived at 7:20 a.m. Thursday to the home in the 200 block of Broadway Street.

Five other occupants were rescued and treated at the scene for non-life threatening injuries.

Prince William County Fire and Rescue Chief Kevin McGee urges residents to take precautions when smoking. “Smoking materials are the leading cause of fire deaths and although unintentional, the majority of home smoking-material fires are caused by human error.”

Patch Editor Greg Hambrick contributed to this story.