BURTON, Ohio (WJW) -- A woman died and a man was hospitalized after an early morning fire in Burton Township.

According to a news release from the Burton Fire Department, their crews responded to a home on Erwin Drive shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday.

While en route, crews learned that a 69-year-old man had made it out of the home, but a 68-year-old woman trapped inside.

Crews initially had trouble getting into the home due to a "blocked entry door" and "extreme clutter," the release stated.

Firefighters were able to locate the woman inside the home who was reportedly unconscious. She was pulled from the home through a bedroom window.

She and the male victim were rushed to a hospital, however the woman did not survive.

The man is reportedly in stable condition.

Two dogs were also rescue

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