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Ogden house fire kills one person late Thursday

One person died in an Ogden house fire on Thursday night.

According to a news release from the Ogden City Fire Department, the person — whose name, age and gender have not been released — was found inside the home, 2016 Monroe Blvd., and transported to a local hospital, where he/she later died.

Crews arrived at the fire — which was confined to one room in the home — shortly after 11 p.m., and extinguished it within several minutes. The damage is estimated at $40,000.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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