Sep. 27—MEXICO — One person died and another was rescued in a house fire on Tucker Street Thursday morning, Maine Department of Public Safety officials said Friday.
The identities of the women were not released, in one case because an autopsy was being performed.
Fire and rescue crews were called to 5 Tucker St. around 7 a.m. for a reported home.
“First responders observed a fire burning primarily from the front porch,” a statement from the Maine Department of Public Safety said Friday. “Firefighters were able to rescue one woman from the home using a ladder. She was not injured.”
“Once the fire was extinguished, firefighters arrived to find a deceased female inside the home,” the release said. The Maine State Fire Marshal’s office responded to the scene, as did the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit South to conduct an investigation.
The deceased woman was transported to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta, where an autopsy was performed. Results are pending, the release said.
“The investigation remains open and ongoing at this time,” the statement said.
Fire departments from Mexico, Rumford, Dixfield, Peru and Andover responded to Thursday morning’s fire.
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