Authorities say 2 people died after Red Cloud fire erupted

RED CLOUD, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have identified two people who died after a fire erupted inside a house in south-central Nebraska.

Firefighters were sent Tuesday morning to the Red Cloud residence.

A fire investigators say furniture had caught fire from smoking materials.

A man died at the scene. He was identified as 58-year-old Harold Kirkpatrick Jr.

Authorities say a woman died later at Webster County Community Hospital. She's been identified as 64-year-old Carla Blide.