The fire broke around 11:24 p.m. on the unit block of East Washington Lane.
Firefighters arrived to the scene within minutes and found flames spreading through the first floor.
An elderly man was found trapped in the kitchen.
He was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead a short time later.
Fire investigators say there were no working smoke detectors in the victim's home.
The Fire Marshal is trying to determine what sparked the blaze.
