DELAWARE CITY - Officials say one person was killed and an elderly woman was hospitalized after a fire tore through a home in Delaware City early Wednesday morning.
Firefighters responded to the 100 block of Clinton Avenue just after 2 a.m. and found the home's front porch engulfed in flames.
The fire reportedly stretched to include the second floor. Fire officials say a 19-year-old man was pulled from the home with critical injuries.
Emergency responders rushed the victim to Christiana hospital where he died. A 69-year-old woman was also taken to Christiana Hospital with smoke inhalation.