Rhode Island

1 person killed, 1 injured in Rhode Island house fire

The cause of the blaze remains under investigation

WJAR

One person is dead and a second person was injured in a fire in Warwick, Rhode Island, early Wednesday morning.

According to WJAR, firefighters responded shortly after midnight to a report of two people trapped in a burning home on Holt Street. A man was found dead in the home, and a woman was removed from the house and taken to an area hospital for smoke inhalation.

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The identity of the man who died has not been released.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, fire officials said.

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