ELYRIA, Ohio — One man died and another was taken to the hospital following a house fire in Elyria on Sunday morning.
Elyria Fire Chief Joe Pronesti told 3News that fire officials received the call a little after 8 a.m. for a house fire in the 200 block of Gates Avenue.
Upon arriving at the scene and doing a search, firefighters found one man deceased on the second floor and rescued another man on the first floor. The deceased man has since been identified as 42-year-old Jeremiah Ready.
The rescued man was taken to University Hospitals in Elyria by LifeCare for non-severe injuries.
According to fire officials, the house is a total loss, and the cause of the fire is under investigation at this time.
Elyria Township, Sheffield Village and Lorain all assisted at the scene.
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