One person is dead after an early morning house fire in New Orleans East.
It happened just before 3 a.m. Saturday on Flake Avenue near Dwyer Road.
Neighbors told investigators they hear an explosion before seeing the house in flames. New Orleans firefighters found the home's owner, a 67-year-old man, inside the home while trying to put out the fire. Officials say he lived alone.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
