Man Killed In South Saint Louis House Fire

ST. LOUIS, MO — Officials say one man is dead after a fire at an seemingly-abandoned two-story house in St. Louis Sunday afternoon. KMOV Channel 4 reports the fire broke out around 1 p.m. in the 4700 block of Adkins Avenue, in the south city's Bevo neighborhood.

"This building was vacant. Of course, we go into every fire with the assumption that someone is inside," Capt. Garon Mosby told the television station. "A neighbor actually let us know there was a gentleman that frequented or lived in the building so we went into the building with some knowledge."

The man was taken to a hospital, officials said, where he died. A firefighter was also treated for heat exhaustion.

The identity of the man killed has not been released and officials have not said what started the fire.

This story is developing. Check back for updates.

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