(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Officials with the Council Bluffs Fire Department have identified a man found inside a home that caught fire, Wednesday night (January 25th). The victim located at 114 Blackhawk Street was 70-year-old Gary Edison. At this time, officials say, the investigation remains ongoing.

Firefighters were called to the scene near Black Hawk Street and Huron Circle, at around 8:50-p.m. As they were responding, crews were notified that there was possibly a person trapped inside the home. Fire crews arrived finding smoke and fire coming from the house. Fire crews quickly made entry into the house to conduct search and rescue and extinguished the fire.

Edison was located during the search of the house and found to be deceased. A black, wiener dog named “Thumper,” also died.