HIGHLAND, Ind. (WLS) -- A man is dead after a fire broke out at a Highland, Indiana home early Tuesday morning.
The flames broke out around 4 a.m. at a house in the 2300 block of 81st Street.
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Police officers arrived first and found two women standing outside covered in soot.
They said a man was still inside, and officers say they tried to get in the home, but it was too dangerous.
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Firefighters found the victim's body in an upstairs bedroom. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
Authorities did not immediately provide further information.