IN BRIEF

CAUSE INVESTIGATED

Man dies in house fire in central valley

An elderly man died after a Monday morning fire at a central valley home, a Las Vegas spokesman said.

Although the Clark County coroner's office didn't name the victim, his niece identified him as David George. Consuelo McCuin in an e-mail said George was an ordained minister and World War II veteran who "built with his own hands" the one-story home that caught fire.

Las Vegas spokesman Jace Radke said Las Vegas firefighters responded about 10:20 a.m. to a home on the 300 block of West Van Buren Avenue., near C Street.

Once inside the home, firefighters found George unconscious. He was taken to University Medical Center where he later died, Radke said.

Foul play isn't suspected, he said. The cause of the fire is being investigated.

POWER POLE HIT

44-year-old killed in motorcycle crash ID'd

The 44-year-old man who died early Friday after losing control of his motorcycle has been identified by the Clark County coroner's office as Roger Marglin.

The Henderson man was riding north on Manalang Road near Pebble Road in the southern valley when the 2002 Suzuki Bandit 1200 cc motorcycle hit a median and power pole, Las Vegas police said. Marglin was thrown from the motorcycle and died at the scene.

TEST RESULTS

Virus is cause of carp die-off at Lake Mohave

Laboratory testing has determined that a virus is the probable cause of a massive carp die-off at Lake Mohave.

Thousands of dead carp have been washing to shore since mid-May, and authorities have pinpointed the koi herpes virus as the likely cause.

"There are a lot of different fish viruses. This one is specific to carp," said John Joberg, supervising fisheries biologist for the Nevada Division of Wildlife.

Officials with wildlife agencies continue to discourage people from handling the dead carp. The virus poses no threat to humans, and the lake is safe for water recreation activity, authorities said. Joberg said that it is not known how the virus was introduced at Lake Mohave and that officials have no mitigation plan.

"There unfortunately isn't much we can do. There is no vaccine. There is no cure," Joberg said. He said experts think the virus might run its course and die as the water temperature increases.

Game officials recommend that anglers avoid taking carp until the die-off ends.