PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (WMDJ) – A man has died following an apartment fire in Paintsville.

Firefighters were called to an apartment on Elm Street at approximately 4:40 a.m. Thursday morning and were able to contain the fire to the kitchen area of a single unit.

The man lived alone. His identity has not been released. His body was sent to Frankfort for an autopsy. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Paintsville Fire Department.