One person was found dead, and two firefighters were injured this morning at a house fire in the Willowbrook neighborhood in the Town of Lexington.

According to officials, Lexington County Fire Service responded to a call about the fire at single-family home in the 100 block of Gillfield Court at approximately 6 a.m. and discovered one person dead inside the home upon their arrival.

Lexington County officials also reported that two firefighters sustained minor injuries while battling the fire and were transported to a local hospital for treatment.

The Lexington County Coroner's Office was called to the scene but had not released the victim's name or cause of death at press time.

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