LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The Lima Fire Department released more information about the fatal fire Wednesday morning on W. High Street.

One person found dead in an early Wednesday morning house fire

The Lima Fire Department was called to 1014 W. High Street at 2:49 a.m. Wednesday morning.

They say it was 64-year-old James Shuler who lost his life during the fire. Fire officials ruled the fire's cause accidental. Fire crews were called to 1014 West High Street just before 3 a.m. Wednesday morning. The house was fully engulfed in flames. Shuler was the only person in the home at the time. The home was destroyed, and the heat of the home damaged the homes on both side of Shuler's house.

A GoFundMe has been created to help the family of the victim at https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-alexis-after-tragic-house-fire?

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