1 dead after apartment fire in Raleigh

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Raleigh firefighters pulled a person from a burning apartment in the 48-hundred block of Tapers Drive and rushed him to the hospital early Wednesday.

Firefighters said the man suffered burns and smoke inhalation.

Officials later said the man has died.

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The blaze apparently started when the man was cooking.

Units around the man's apartment also suffered smoke and water damage.