Man burned 'beyond recognition' in Detroit house fire
DETROIT (FOX 2) - The Detroit Fire Department said a man was burned beyond recognition in a house fire on the city's west side Wednesday afternoon.
According to the Detroit Fire Department, they were called around 3:40 Wednesday afternoon to a house fire on Ellsworth, just south of Fenkell Ave.
The flames were in the basement and first floor of the home and, after firefighters knocked the fire down, they found a man near the back door of the home who was burned beyond recognition.
Detroit Police told FOX 2 the victim is a man in his 60s.
The fire was accidental, but the building collapsed so they do not yet know the exact cause.
The Detroit Fire Department said a man died and was burned beyond recognition in a house fire on the city's west side Wednesday afternoon.