CINCINNATI — A 58-year-old man died in the hospital after a fire at a home in Northside Wednesday night.
The Cincinnati Fire Department said units were dispatched to the 1900 block of Washburn Street at around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, they saw a man in a wheelchair sitting near a window.
Firefighters were able to open the window and remove him from the home. Officials said crews were able to knock the fire out within seven minutes of arriving.
The man was taken to UC Medical Center in critical condition where he later died.
The Hamilton County coroner identified him as Daryl Britt late Thursday morning.
No one else was located inside the building, but the family dog was found deceased.
Fire officials said there were no working smoke detectors in the home. The estimated damage is $158,000.
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