An elderly man is dead after a house fire in Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon, police announce. According to police, officers and fire crews responded to a house fire on the 2300 block of E. Lehigh Ave. at 1:35 p.m. Léelo en español aquí. Police said a 84-year-old man was found inside on the first floor unresponsive. Medics pronounced him dead at 1:42 p.m. The fire was placed under control around 2 p.m. The man’s identity has not been revealed. Sign up for our Breaking newsletter to get the most urgent news stories in your inbox. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.