UPDATE: Identity of victim released in fatal house fire in Barren County

BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The identity of a victim in a fatal fire that occurred in Barren County last week has been released.

On Friday, Oct. 18, the Barren County Sheriff’s Office says it was requested to respond to a house fire on Old Davidson Road after a dead male was found inside the residence by the fire department.

Barren County coroner Tim Gibson has confirmed the identity of the male is Charles Golden, 74.

Golden’s body has been sent to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Louisville for an autopsy.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

The BSCO will work with the Barren County Coroner’s Office and the State Fire Marshal’s Office for this investigation.

No further details have been released at this time.