Man dies in fire at home in Philadelphia's West Oak Lane section: police

West Oak Lane house fire leaves man dead, police say

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A man was found dead inside the living room of a home in Philadelphia's West Oak Lane section following a fire on Wednesday, police said. 

Police responded to the fire on the 6700 block of North 18th Street just after 6 p.m. for a report of people trapped. 

The man was found unresponsive in the living room and pronounced dead on the scene at 6:10 p.m., police said. 

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. 

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