WEST CHESTER, Ohio — A 64-year-old man died in the hospital after being pulled out of a burning home in West Chester, according to the Butler County coroner.
The West Chester Fire Department said crews responded to a home on Canal Way around 4 a.m. Tuesday.
When they arrived, first responders found a man inside the home, just a few feet from the doorway. They quickly pulled him out and transported him to West Chester Hospital, investigators said. According to the Butler County coroner, Arnold Little died at 4:36 a.m. from smoke inhalation.
Investigators said a woman in the home escaped through a window.
Firefighters also rescued two dogs.
The fire was quickly put out and the cause is currently under investigation, officials said.
This is the second fatal fire in West Chester in less than a week.
On December 17, 65-year-old Dennis Bradbury died in the hospital after a house fire on Cincinnati-Dayton Road.
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