MEXICO, Maine — Maine State Police are investigating after a woman was found dead following a fire at a home in the town of Mexico on Thursday.
It happened around 7 a.m. at 5 Tucker St., Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said Friday in a news release.
The Mexico Fire Department and several other area fire departments responded to the home and found flames primarily coming from the front porch, the release stated.
Firefighters were able to rescue one woman from the residence using a ladder. The woman was not injured, according to Moss.
Once the fire was extinguished, firefighters found a woman dead inside the home, the release stated.
In a social media post, the Mexico Fire Department described the fire scene as "very difficult."
The state fire marshal's office and state police responded to the scene to conduct an investigation, which remains open and ongoing, Moss said.
The woman's body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy. Moss said her identity would not be released at this time.
Moss added that there is no danger to the public in connection with the woman's death, adding additional information would be released at a later date.