INDIANAPOLIS — A man was taken to the hospital in critical condition and died after he was pulled from a house fire on the east side of Indianapolis early Saturday.
Firefighters were called to the corner of Post Road and 18th Street just before 7 a.m. and found a single-story house with no visible fire outside, but heavy smoke inside.
They pulled a 70-year-old man from the house and, after working to restore a pulse for approximately 20 minutes, medics took him to Eskenazi Hospital.
According to IFD, he passed away at the hospital.
The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the deceased as Charles Linstrum.
The fire was under control within 30 minutes.
Post Road was closed around the fire scene due to hoses and ice from the water used to fight the fire.
The road was back open shortly before 8:30 a.m.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.