AMHERST — An Amherst man has been found dead following a fire in his Amherst home.

The fire was discovered this afternoon but was out when firefighters arrived at the small home at 1127 N. Main St. and may have occurred up to several days ago. There was very little evidence from outside the home that there had been a fire.

The man, who was in his 50s, was found in the middle of the living room floor. He lived by himself.

The home is owned by Charles Longworth, according to the Lorain County auditor’s office. It couldn’t be confirmed immediately whether Longworth was the man found dead, but the 1127 N. Main St. address was the mailing address listed for Longworth as well.

A neighbor called police after looking into the home.

The man’s mother was at the scene and said she hadn’t heard from her son in a couple of days.

A yellow cat apparently owned by the man was darting around the accident scene scared, and people were trying to coax it to safety.

Read tomorrow’s Chronicle for more on this story.