MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Officials in Manatee County said an 11-month-old boy died in an early-morning house fire Thursday.

The fire happened at about 1:30 a.m. in the 4300 block of 9th Street East.

Deputies who responded learned that the boy was inside and started working to evacuate the residents. The second floor of the home was engulfed in flames.

The boy was found on the second floor.

Seven people managed to get out of the apartment, with one of them suffering burns. 

The state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.