TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Authorities say one man has died after a fire broke out in a Clearwater home on Monday.

Around 8 a.m., the Clearwater Fire and Rescue was called to a house fire along the 1200 block of Claire Drive.

Police said the man, later identified as Thomas Banes, was treated by paramedics before he was rushed to an area hospital in critical condition. On Tuesday, authorities said Banes died after being taken to Mease Countryside Hospital in Safety Harbor, Florida.

Investigators say the fire started in a back bedroom when a lit cigarette was placed in a garbage
can.