One dead in apartment fire in city's Fernhill section

One person was killed Sunday night in an apartment fire in the city's Fernhill section, according to scanner reports.The blaze began shortly before 7:30 p.m. in a 2nd-floor bedroom of an apartment building in the 4600 block of Pulaski Avenue.

Firefighters had the flames under control by 7:43 p.m., according to scanner reports.

One person was found dead inside, according to the report.

City Fire Department representatives would not comment on the cause of the blaze.