The Otsego County Office of Emergency Services reported Sunday that a person died in a house fire in Cooperstown.
According to a news release, Otsego County 911 dispatched the Cooperstown Fire Department at about 11:20 a.m.to a reported house fire at 125 Lake Street.
Cooperstown firefighters and police, along with mutual aid from Fly Creek, Hartwick Company # 2 and Milford Fire Departments responded.
Firefighters from Cooperstown entered the residence for suppression and search operations, and found an elderly female inside, the release stated. Cooperstown Fire Department EMS personnel pronounced the occupant dead at the scene.
The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of family, the release stated.
Emergency Services requested the assistance of the state Office of Fire Prevention and Control for support in the investigation. The origin and cause of the fire is under investigation.
Additional information may be released as it becomes available, the release stated.