Two elderly women were killed in a house fire on Cleveland's east side overnight.
Members of the family told newsnet5.com that two sisters—ages 85 and 90—died in the fire at a home on East 147th Street.
Cleveland firefighters at the scene confirmed that the two had died.
Family members said one of the women lived upstairs and one lived downstairs.
A man from the upstairs apartment was treated and released. Another man was transported to a local hospital with injuries.
The blaze broke out at the home near Bartlett Avenue around 3 a.m.
Police have blocked off the street while firefighters work.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
