A man rescued from his burning home over the weekend has now died.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Jesse Gaddy. He was 79.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service and police officers responded about 1:15 p.m. Sunday to a report of a house fire in the 1200 block of Cotton Avenue with a person trapped inside.

Firefighters arrived to find fire coming from the one-story house. They pulled Gaddy – who was in a back room of the home- from the blaze.

CPR was underway as the victim was rushed to Princeton Baptist Medical Center.

Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said Gaddy was pronounced dead at the hospital at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday.

The cause of the blaze has not yet been released.