A man who was found dead in a burning house last week in North Point has been identified by Baltimore County police as Carl Robert Groth, 60. Firefighters found Groth dead in his home's living room in the 7400 block of Old Battle Grove Road about 2:30 p.m. Friday. A fire spokesperson said Monday that smoking was the cause of the blaze, which was deemed accidental and caused an estimated $15,000 in damage.

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