Two dead in Detroit house fire

DETROIT – Two people died in an early morning house fire on Detroit’s East Side, the Detroit Fire Department said.

A neighbor called 911 around 5:35 a.m. Sunday to report a home burning in the 4900 block of Ashley Street. Fire crews arrived about five minutes later and found flames along the side of the house and a car in the driveway.

Firefighters found a woman inside the home suffering from severe burns. Crews carried her out and turned her over to EMS, which attempted to revive her. She was pronounced dead and taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital.

A man was also found dead inside the home.

Fire officials said challenging conditions inside the structure made it difficult for crews to reach the occupants. The cause of the fire remains under investigatio