Officers with the state's Fire Marshal's Office investigate a structure fire on Thursday that claimed the life of a man late Wednesday night on North Road in Athens.

Shawn Quimby, who was soon to be the brother-in-law of the man who lost his life in a structure fire on North Road in Athens late Wednesday night, fights back tears at the scene on Thursday.

Shawn Quimby, who was soon to be the brother-in-law of the man who lost his life in a structure fire on North Road in Athens late Wednesday night, fights back tears at the scene on Thursday.

Lola Corson, the younger sister of the man who lost his life in a structure fire on North Road in Athens late Wednesday night tries to contain her emotions outside the burnt structure on Thursday.

Shawn Quimby, who was soon to be the brother-in-law of the man who lost his life in a structure fire on North Road in Athens late Wednesday night, tries to find comfort with a friend's dog on Thursday. His fiance, Lola Corson, in the foreground, the younger sister of the man who lost his life, keeps an eye on Quimby.

An investigator with the state's Fire Marshal's Office works on Thursday inside the house consumed by fire that claimed the life of a man late Wednesday night on North Road in Athens.

Officers with the state's Fire Marshal's Office investigate a structure fire on Thursday that claimed the life of a man late Wednesday night on North Road in Athens.

Officers with the state's Fire Marshal's Office investigate a structure fire on Thursday that claimed the life of a man late Wednesday night on North Road in Athens.