A High Springs woman died Sunday morning in a house fire located near NW 183rd Road and NW 238th Street.
According to a High Springs Fire Department (HSFD) release, firefighters responded to a call that came into the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Combined Communications Center at 9:53 a.m.
Police officers arrived at the scene at 9:56 a.m. and found a house with black smoke emerging from the house. Firefighters received reports that a person and a dog were trapped inside the structure and, at 10:14 a.m., were able to locate the dog alive.
At 10:22 a.m., firefighters discovered the deceased woman near the origin of the fire. At the time of the incident, the deceased woman was not positively identified.
With assistance from Alachua County Fire Rescue and Newberry Fire Department, the blaze was extinguished by 10:28 a.m. HSFD also received help during the incident from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and Alachua Police Department.
According to the release, the Florida State Fire Marshall’s Office, in collaboration with HSFD, the Alachua County Fire Marshall and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, are investigating the cause of the fire.