TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. — A person died Wednesday in a house fire in Tippecanoe County.
First responders were called to the fire just before 4:15 p.m. in the 6200 block of East 450 North, about two miles west of the town of Buck Creek and seven miles northeast of Lafayette.
Fire crews found a person dead inside the garage of a home in the area. No other injuries were reported.
Authorities have not identified the person who died or the cause of the fire and are awaiting results of an autopsy.
According to the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office, the homeowner came home and went into the garage through a service and encountered heavy smoke and fire. A passing car stopped and the driver tried putting out the fire with a portable extinguisher, but could not enter the garage.
The State Fire Inspector is working jointly with the sheriff's office on the investigation.