AKRON, Ohio — The Akron Fire Department along with the State Fire Marshal are investigating a fatal house fire that occurred Monday afternoon.
According to Akron fire officials, the blaze broke out at a home on Carnegie Avenue.
The fire department confirms that an elderly woman died in connection to the fire.
Early Sunday morning, one person died after a fire broke out a few blocks away on Hancock Avenue. Fire officials say there is no connection between the two incidents.
Both incidents remains under investigation.
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