A 63-year-old man was found dead Thursday morning in the basement of a Harvard home after a house fire. The Harvard Police Department and Harvard Fire Protection District responded about 3:15 a.m. to 405 E. Blackman St. for a fire that began in the basement of the home, according to a news release from the police department. A 10-year-old boy, 14-year-old girl and 55-year-old woman escaped the fire, police said.