Man dies, wife hurt in house fire in Detroit
Associated Press
Detroit — Authorities say an elderly man has died and his wife hurt in a fire at their Detroit home.
WDIV-TV reports the Monday morning blaze started in the couple’s downstairs bedroom in the house on the city’s west side. Investigators haven’t released their names or a cause.
The woman was taken to a hospital but her condition wasn’t immediately known.
The station reports the couple’s adult son lives in the home’s second-level unit and took care of his parents. A neighbor rescued him off the balcony.