1 person dead after fire erupts at abandoned Raleigh house

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A man is dead after a fire erupted Monday morning in an abandoned house in Raleigh.

It happened on Schaub Drive near Western Boulevard.

The call was originally reported as a fire in the woods, but when crews arrived around just before 4 a.m., it was upgraded to a structure fire.

Around 4:20 a.m., the fire battalion chief said a 34-year-old man was found inside what appears to be an abandoned house and taken to a hospital.

The victim died from his injuries at Wake Med. His identity has not been released.

The fire was under control in about 45 minutes, and the cause is under investigation.