INDIANAPOLIS — A man died Tuesday morning after a house fire broke out on the city’s northwest side, according to the Indianapolis Fire Department.
Just before 2 a.m., firefighters were called to a house fire in the 2400 block of West 61st Street. When they arrived the single story home was fully involved with flames.
A quick search of the home found the man, who was removed from the house through a window. He died at the scene, according to IFD.
The Marion County Coroner’s Office will release the identity of the man and cause of death at a later time.
No firefighters were injured and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
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