MUNCIE, Ind. — Two people died after a late-night house fire in Muncie.
The Muncie Fire Department said they received the call of a house fire at 1621 West 16th Street around 11:30 p.m. Monday
Crews arrived to find fire coming from a bedroom window.
Firefighters transported a woman to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital for treatment. Fire investigators said the woman told them she believes she caught a couch on fire while smoking.
The Delaware County Coroner’s Office said 74-year-old Virgil Murray and 70-year-old Brenda Stanley died in the fire.
