A fire reported at a Copley Township hotel early this morning left one person dead and another injured.
Copley firefighters and police were called out to Hawthorn Suites on Montrose West Avenue where an active fire was found and extinguished.
One person died at the scene and another person was taken to Akron General Hospital with serious burns. The names of the victims are being withheld pending family notification.
Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the blaze. Further details were not released.