MINNEAPOLIS — A man was found dead inside a home while fire crews responded to a fire inside the north Minneapolis residence Tuesday night.
According to officials, firefighters were dispatched to the fire at a home on the 3900 block of Dupont Avenue North at around 8:20 p.m. After crews entered the home, they found a man deceased on the first floor.
The victim was later identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office as 71-year-old Ronald Alvin White. His official cause of death is listed as smoke inhalation.
Minneapolis Fire officials say the fire was extinguished on the first floor without it spreading to other parts of the home. No other injuries were reported and the home will be boarded up.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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