UPDATE:
The Fayette County Coroner has identified the body found in the house fire as 63-year-old Darrell Gross.
ORIGINAL:
Lexington Fire Department confirms a man has died after a house fire on Gainesway Drive.
The coroner is on scene as fire crews investigate what caused the fire.
The coroner will notify family then release the man's identity.
BREAKING: Lexington fire dept. confirms one person has died in a house fire on Gainesway Drive. Coroner should arrive soon. @LEX18News pic.twitter.com/nB8KkqwkRW
— Evelyn Schultz (@EvelynSchultzTV) May 25, 2023
Fire officials tell us a passerby called in the fire around 6 a.m. Thursday.
We’re told there was no one else inside the house and it appears the fire started in the basement and smoke spread to the upper level.
Stay with us for the latest updates.
