DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines man who was critically injured in an apartment fire on Tuesday morning has died.

Just after 6 a.m. the Des Moines Police Department and Fire Department responded to an apartment fire in the 3700 block of 57th Street in the Merle Hay Neighborhood.

When firefighters arrived at the scene they found an adult male, identified as 63-year-old William Melroy, inside his unit fighting the fire, the DMPD said. Melroy was injured and transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition. He was later airlifted to the University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center’s Burn Unit. On Wednesday afternoon, the DMPD announced that Melroy succumbed to his injuries overnight.

According to the DMPD, evidence collected in the investigation so far does not suggest the fire was intentionally started.

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