TOWN OF EASTON, Wis. -- A person was found dead in a home in the Town of Easton early Thursday morning after a fire, Adams County Sheriff Brent York said. Another person was airlifted to a hospital.

The fire was reported at around 1:40 a.m. in the 1000 block of Edgewood Ave. Crews arrived to find the home engulfed in flames. One person escaped, but suffered what York described as significant injuries. That person was airlifted to University Hospital and was still in critical condition as of Thursday evening.

Firefighters were able to make their way into the home, where they found a person who had died.

The names of those involved were being withheld Thursday, pending the notification of family members. The cause and origin of the fire remain under investigation.

York said the home is c

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