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87-year-old man killed in house fire in St. Cloud

87-year-old man killed in house fire in St. Cloud

An 87-year-old man died in a house fire in St. Cloud Thursday morning, the city’s fire department said. St. Cloud fire crews responded to a home in the 1300 block of 4th Street just after 7:30 a.m., where they spotted smoke coming from inside. They pulled the man from the fire and began life-saving measures, but he died at the scene, the St. Cloud Fire Department said. The cause of the fire is still under investigation but appears to be electrical in nature.

An 87-year-old man died in a house fire in St. Cloud on Thursday morning, the city’s fire department said.

St. Cloud Fire Department responded to a home in the 1300 block of 4th Street shortly after 7:30 a.m. where they found smoke billowing.

They pulled the man from the fire and began life-saving measures, but he died at the scene, St. Cloud Fire said.

The cause of the fire is still being investigated but appears to be electrical in nature.