A 76-year-old man and his 74-year-old wife have died in a house fire in Woodland Park.

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The fire was reported just after midnight Monday.

The woman was found near the front door and her husband was found upstairs. They were pronounced dead at a hospital. Their names have not been released.

Investigators tell The Record newspaper the fire began when an exposed wire rubbing against a heating vent in the basement caused an electrical arc.

The fire spread from the basement to the kitchen and dining room on the first floor.

 

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