Man burned 'beyond recognition' in Detroit house fire

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.

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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.

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