A person was found dead Wednesday following an early morning fire in Colchester, according to authorities.
At about 3:45 a.m., emergency crews responded to a 911 call about a house fire on Malletts Bay Club Road with a person possibly trapped inside, according to a press release issued by the Colchester Police Department.
Firefighters from Colchester and neighboring communities responded to find the two-story house engulfed in flames and battled the fire for hours. The house sustained significant damage.
Just after noon, the crews located a body inside the home and transported it to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. A dog also died in the fire, according to the release.
Authorities did not immediately identify the person who died.
The fire was being investigated but was not considered suspicious, according to Colchester police.
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