A mobile home fire early yesterday morning left a Jennings County man dead.

32-year-old Matthew M. Loper was found dead inside the home at 2910 E. County Road 200N., according to the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department. Rescue workers were called to the blaze at just before 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.

An autopsy has been scheduled and the investigation is ongoing, according to the sheriff’s department.

The Indiana State Fire Marshall’s office and the Indiana State Police are assisting with the investigation.