TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - A child died after a fire broke out in a home early Sunday in Tacoma, authorities said.
The fire was reported just before 4 a.m. in the 5500 block of East Clarkston Street, KOMO-TV reported.
Tacoma Fire officials said firefighters found flames shooting from the home and heard reports of a person trapped on the second floor.
Firefighters rescued a child who was taken to a hospital, and later pronounced dead, authorities said.
Officials have not given any details about the child and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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