EVELETH, Minn. — A 60-year-old man has passed away after he was seriously injured and a house was destroyed after a fire in Eveleth Friday morning.

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says authorities were called to the 7100 block of Antoinette Road just before 11:30 a.m. on the report of a man laying at the end of a driveway with burns throughout his body.

The man was airlifted to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. 

The Minnesota State Fire Marshals Office is working with the sheriff's office to determine the cause of the fire. 

Nearly 20% of Minnesota, including Eveleth, is facing a severe drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.