WILKESBORO, N.C. — A man and his daughter have died following a fire in Wilkesboro on Old US 421 Road Friday.
45-year-old James Thomas Eller and his daughter Ruby Elaine Eller have been identified as victims in the fire.
After arriving, emergency crews found one person inside the house on Old US 421 Road. Emergency officials said the person was rushed to the hospital but later died.
Firefighters then found another person dead inside the home.
Two more victims from the fire did make it out and were treated by emergency crews.
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