SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -A man has died after a house fire in Springfield early Sunday morning.
According to the Springfield Fire Department, at around 5:30 a.m., crews responded to the 500 block of S. Belcrest Ave. for a house on fire. Reports indicated smoke and flames were visible from the home.
Once on scene, crews said they encountered “heavy fire conditions.” While searching the home, firefighters found 88-year-old Norris Atkinson inside. Crews and EMS personnel provided on-scene care before he was brought to Mercy Hospital, where he died from his injuries…