A woman in her 60s was found dead in a house fire Thursday morning.

Woodbury Public Safety responders were alerted at 5:30 a.m. to a fire on the 9000 block of Pinehurst Road, according to the department. The house was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived at the scene.

Homeowners told responders that one person was likely still inside the home. Woodbury firefighters worked to extinguish the flames while searching for the missing person and they found her deceased, according to Woodbury Public Safety.

An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.

Other responders that assisted on the scene included Lakeview ambulance, and the fire departments of Lake Elmo, Cottage Grove, Oakdale, Newport, St. Paul Park and Maplewood.

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