HEMET - A man who died in a house fire east of Hemet was positively identified through dental records as a 49-year-old local resident, the coroner's office reported today.

Tommy Rubadeux Jr. of Hemet was pronounced dead around 6 p.m. last Wednesday at a home at 27018 Val Deane Way, near Stetson Avenue, according to the Riverside County coroner's office.

Another victim was located in the house and taken to a hospital for treatment of moderate burn injuries, according to Jody Hagemann of the Riverside County Fire Department.

The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.