ST CHARLES, Mo. — One person died after a Wednesday evening fire at a home in St. Charles, Missouri.
According to a Facebook post from the St. Charles Fire Department Thursday afternoon, shortly after 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, a crew with the St. Charles County Ambulance District was returning from the hospital when they saw smoke coming from the area of Benton Avenue and Adams Street. The crew went to check the area out and within seconds, they found a small two-story house on fire with smoke emitting from the second floor.
The crew was told there could be someone inside the home as firefighters with the department arrived at the scene. Ambulance crew and firefighters both helped extinguish the fire and search for victims inside the home. Firefighters found one person on the first floor, took them outside and tried to save their life.
Unfortunately, that person died and the home was significantly damaged. The victim's identity was not released.
It is not immediately clear what caused the fire. An investigation is underway.
Personnel from the Central County, Pattonville, Robertson Fire Districts and the St. Charles County Ambulance District responded to the incident.
This is a developing story. It will be updated as more information becomes available.
Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the number of people killed in the fire. This story has been updated to correct the information.