Flames emerge from the balcony of a third-floor apartment at Orchard Corners apartments, 1405 Apple Lane, Tuesday, March 22, 2016.

Investigators have released damage estimates for one deadly fire in East Lawrence and another apartment fire on the city’s west side.

The afternoon of March 31, emergency responders were dispatched to a home at 923 Pennsylvania St., where they found a man — later identified as 61-year-old Joe Dotson — partially inside.

Lawrence fire and police personnel gather at the scene of a house fire at 923 Pennsylvania St., Thursday afternoon, March 31, 2016. One person at the house died, fire officials said.

Dotson was pulled away from the fire but declared dead shortly afterward.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, said Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Division Chief Eve Tolefree. Damage to the home is estimated to be $4,500.

No other injuries were reported in the fire.

Another fire the afternoon of March 22 caused significant damage at Orchard Corners Apartments.

Just after noon, a fire was reported on the balcony of a third-floor apartment at 1403 Apple Lane, near the intersection of Kasold Drive and Bob Billings Parkway.

Firefighters work to control a fire at Orchard Corners apartments, 1405 Apple Lane, Tuesday, March 22, 2016.

Most of the fire was extinguished within 10 minutes, but firefighters remained on scene for hours afterward checking to ensure the flames were all out.

No injuries were reported in the fire.

Damage to the building is estimated to be $150,000, Tolefree said. Investigators determined the fire was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials.