Sept. 03--A Bixby man was pronounced dead Monday after an early morning house fire.
Crews were called to a residence in the 8500 block of East 169th Street about 3:50 a.m. The house was fully engulfed in flames, Bixby Fire Marshal Joey Wiedel said.
Three people -- two women and one man -- were in the house at the time of the blaze, he said.
Both women were able to escape the residence unharmed, but the man, fearing that one of the women was still inside, went back into the burning home to try to rescue her, Wiedel said.
Firefighters later pulled the man's body from the house after cutting a hole in a rear wall near a window to reach him.
He was pronounced dead at the scene after EMSA medics were unable to revive him. His name hasn't been released.
The two women were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
Three firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation, Wiedel said.
Scott Poe, who lives nearby, said he was shocked to learn that tragedy had struck his neighbors.
"I'm surprised," said Poe, who was awakened by the commotion outside. "We've lived in this neighborhood for 24 years. ... They were decent people."
A cause of the fire hasn't been determined, Wiedel said.
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