A 12-year-old boy died in a fire early Monday, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said.
Firefighters with the Summerfield Township Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called at about 1:30 a.m. Monday to a home at 106 W. Walnut in Petersburg for reports of a fire with a person trapped inside, according to authorities.
They found a free-standing garage engulfed in flames. People at the home were trying to get inside the garage to rescue a person.
Firefighters got into the garage and found a 12-year-old boy's body in the garage's bathroom, officials said. Deputies identified the boy as Malaki Christian Giles, a student at Summerfield Schools.