By Associated Press - Sunday, December 18, 2016

BURTON, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say two people have died in a Flint-area house fire.

The Flint Journal reports (https://bit.ly/2hJdnDi ) a 76-year-old man and 73-year-old woman died in the Sunday morning blaze in Burton. Fire officials say they responded to a call from neighbors who saw smoke inside the home.

Burton police Lt. Michael Odette says a Michigan State Police fire investigator will work to determine a cause for the fire.



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Information from: The Flint Journal, https://www.mlive.com/flint

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