Police in Council Bluffs said Tuesday, no evidence of foul play was found following a fatal house fire Saturday evening. The blaze at 2722 Avenue H was reported at around 5:38-p.m. During their initial sweep of the home, Fire Department personnel located the body of a deceased man inside a bedroom. Through the use of fingerprint records, we were able to positively identify the man as 25 year old Koua Moua.

The home at 2722 Avenue H was being leased by Moua at the time of the fire. Members of the Department’s Criminal Investigation Division have been working with the Fire Department’s Fire Investigators to determine the cause of the fire and Moua’s death.

The investigation of the fire indicates that it was started in the bedroom in which Moua’s body was located and that an accelerant was used. The fire itself was contained to that room and a doorway leading into the living room. Evidence from the autopsy indicates that Moua died from injuries he sustained during the fire and that he had no other forms of injury or trauma.