BURTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A 68-year-old woman died and a 69-year-old man was injured after a house fire early Sunday morning in Burton Township, according to the Burton Fire Department.

Fire crews were dispatched about 3:53 a.m. to a residence on Erwin Drive, where the man had escaped and reported that a woman was still inside, officials said.

When firefighters arrived, they found light smoke coming from the rear of the one-story home. Crews forced their way inside, removed the unconscious woman through a bedroom window, and transferred her to an ambulance, according to a press release from the fire department.

Both victims were taken to a nearby hospital, where the woman died from her injuries. The man was reported in stable condition.

Two family dogs were also rescued from the house an

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