A woman has died after an early morning fire south-west of Halifax severely damaged a two-storey house.
Acting District Fire Chief Jim Gates said crews received a call around 1:20 a.m. Friday about a fire on Moody Park Drive in Williamswood, NS
When crews arrived, the house was engulfed in flames and fire was coming through parts of the roof, Gates said.
There were two people in the house at the time. One escaped without injury.
The other occupant was pulled from a bedroom through a window and pronounced dead at the scene.
In a statement, city officials said fire crews raised ladders to the second floor of the house despite dangerous fire conditions and structural damage to the house.
Gates said the cause of the fire is still unknown and the investigation is ongoing.
Moody Park Drive was closed to traffic but has since reopened.
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