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Deadly house fire under investigation

PORTER TWP., SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has died after a house fire in Schuylkill County, crews report.

According to crews on the scene, a call for a house fire came in around 1:00 p.m. Friday in the 2000 block of East Grand Avenue in Porter Township.

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The fire was contained to the back room of the house and no one was displaced as the victim lived alone.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.