A man has died and a woman is in critical condition following a weekend fire in Fairdale.
The Fairdale Fire Department along with Louisville Metro Police responded to the 10800 block of June Drive just after 5 p.m. Sunday.
According to the Louisville Fire Department, the initial call was a reported domestic situation involving a person barricaded inside the house while it was on fire.
The man and the woman involved, authorities said, were not the homeowners.
Crews arrived on scene noticing smoke coming from the home. Firefighters got inside and discovered the fire on the second floor. The man and woman were rescued and then transported to UofL Hospital.
The man, identified as 38-year-old Mathew Hodge of Cox’s Creek, was pronounced dead a short time later. The woman remains in critical condition.
Metro Arson determined the fire was intentionally set.
Witnesses reported to investigators that Hodge intentionally set the fire and prevented the woman from leaving the burning home.
All parties involved in the incident have been accounted for.
Source: WHAS11
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