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MARICOPA, Ariz. - One person is dead after a house fire broke out early Friday in Maricopa.

What we know:

According to Maricopa Police, firefighters responded just before 5:30 a.m. on Aug. 8 to a home near Honeycutt and Porter Roads for reports of a fire.

"The reporting party shared that her and another person left the house separately, but was unsure if they had re-entered the home," police said.

Firefighters searched the home and found a person unconscious in the backyard. That person was taken to a hospital where they died.

What we don't know:

The victim wasn't identified. The cause of the fire is unknown.

Map of where the fire happened

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