West Winfield, N.Y. - One person was killed Tuesday morning in a house fire in Herkimer County.

At around 6:02 a.m., troopers responded to the fire at a one-story, single-family house at 160 Burrows Road in West Winfield, according to a news release from State Police spokesperson Trooper Jennifer Jiron

When firefighters arrived, the northwest corner of the house was fully engulfed in flames, according to State Police spokesperson Beau Duffy.

One person was found dead inside the home, Duffy said. Nobody else was inside.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Foul play is not suspected, troopers said.

Syracuse.com | The Post Standard has reached out to the West Winfield Fire Department for more information.

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