By Associated Press - Thursday, April 29, 2021

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - A 9-year-old boy has died at a hospital after being pulled out of a burning home in Tempe, authorities said.

The boy was found inside a house that was on fire around 2 p.m. Wednesday. The name of the boy hasn’t been released.

First responders from Tempe Fire Medical Rescue put out the fire at the duplex in a second-alarm blaze.



A neighbor told Phoenix TV station ABC15 that an explosion was heard before black smoke and flames appeared.

Fire investigators were trying to determine the cause of the fire.

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