One person is dead after an apartment building caught fire in Iron Mountain on Friday.

At approximately 10:53 p.m. on May 17, the Iron Mountain Fire Department (IMFD) and the Iron Mountain Police Department (IMPD) were dispatched to a structure fire at 630 block of East “H” Street, which is a ten-unit apartment building.

Upon arrival, the Iron Mountain Fire Department personnel started an aggressive offensive attack in an attempt to suppress the fire as well as rescue possible trapped victims. The building is believed to be a total loss.

Unfrtunately, as a result of the fire, a 46-year-old female resident was killed. There were also several non-life-threatening injuries to several of the occupants of the apartment building. A Michigan State Police Fire Investigator has been on scene assisting IMFD and IMPD with the ongoing investigation.