MUNCIE, Ind. (WTHR) — The Delaware County coroner has confirmed a 9-year-old boy died in a fire in Muncie early Thursday morning.
Firefighters responded to the fire on South Walnut Street around 3:45 a.m.
According to Robert Mead, chief fire investigator with the Muncie Fire Department, the fire began in the home's kitchen.
The 9-year-old victim was home alone at the time of the fire, according Chief Mead. The victim has been identified as Vincent Gibbons.
After a woman arrived at the home and told firefighters her child had been inside, crews eventually found the boy's body in a loft area in the home.
The home is near the intersection of 29th and Walnut streets.
According to officials, it appears there were no working smoke detectors in the home.
We will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.