Person found dead inside Lakeland home after New Year’s Eve fire, Polk firefighters say

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — One person died and another was sent to a hospital after a fire broke out at a home in Lakeland on New Year’s Eve.

The Polk County Fire Rescue said crews were called to Bendelow Drive on Wednesday morning for a house fire.

Crews said they found one person outside the home who required medical assistance and a fire in the back bedroom of the home…

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