ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — One person is dead after authorities say their body was found Sunday evening at a house in St. Petersburg.
At around 7:45 p.m., officials arrived at the home on 12th Avenue North after receiving reports of a house on fire, the St. Pete Fire Rescue said in a news release.
When crews arrived, they reportedly saw the home with smoke coming from all sides of it.
Firefighters then searched the house for anybody inside and found the dead person. They were taken out of the home, authorities said.
There were no other reported injuries to anyone else inside of the home or to firefighters at the location.
St. Pete Fire Rescue says the fire is now under control and an investigation on how the incident occurred is underway.