BUFFALO, N.Y. — A 54-year-old man and a dog died in a fire early Tuesday morning in the city's University Heights neighborhood.
Buffalo fire officials say the fire broke out on an upper floor in a home on West Winspear Avenue around 6:30 a.m.
A 54-year-old man was pulled from the upper apartment and was taken to ECMC with serious injuries. He was declared dead at the hospital. A dog in the upper apartment also died in the fire.
A family of three living in the lower apartment is being assisted by the Red Cross.
Fire investigators estimated $275,000 in damage. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
According to Traffic Tracker 2's Dave Cash, West Winspear Avenue was blocked off at Main Street due to the fire.