One person dies in early-morning house fire in Graham

One person is dead after an early-morning house fire in Graham.

The Graham Fire Department responded to a structure fire at approximately 6 a.m. on Saturday morning at 316 W. Market Street in Graham.

A family member living next door reported a house on fire with a person trapped. Firefighters arrived to find a working house fire with heavy fire conditions from the rear of the structure and heavy smoke conditions from the front.

Responders made entry from the front door to initiate the rescue of the occupant, while Burlington other firefighters attacked the fire at the rear of the structure. Responders were able to pull the lone occupant from the home and turned patient care over to Alamance County EMS for treatment and transport.

The Fire was reported under control within two and half hours from the arrival of the fire department. Damages to the home were extensive and considered a total loss.

At approximately 7:24 a.m., the fire department was notified that the occupant, which was rescued from the home, had succumbed to their injuries related to the fire.

This is the first fire fatality in the City of Graham in more than 10 years.

The cause of the fire was determined to be combustible materials left in close proximity to a heating source and was ruled accidental in nature.