Abstract: Employee #1, a relief inspector for USDA-FSIS, who had been at his present position since October 11, 1987, was in an office located above a conference room at the east end of a turkey warehouse. He was reading a newspaper, according to a coworker who left the office to go to the break room. Shortly after the coworker left the office, a fire was discovered in the warehouse. Approximately 1 1/2 hours later, Employee #1 was found dead in the conference room below the burnt-out office. The coroner listed his cause of death as smoke inhalation with third- and fourth-degree burns over his entire body. Toxic fumes from plastic wrap stored in the warehouse may have contributed to Employee #1's death.