An elderly woman died and another woman was critically injured in a house fire near Spring Grove, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
The identity of the 83-year-old woman has not yet been released.
Authorities were alerted to the fire at around noon Friday in the 38300 block of North 6th Avenue.
Police said a man, 52, who lives at the house, was on the second floor when he noticed smoke. He tried to aid the elderly woman and a 55-year-old woman who also lives there, but was unable because of the smoke and heat, police said.
The man was able to exit through the rear of the house and sustained minor injuries, authorities said.
The 83-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. The other woman was brought to a hospital with critical burn injuries and was later transferred to a burn unit.
Authorities are working to determine the cause of the fire.
