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One person dead following house fire in DeKalb

Posted 4/6/17

Updated 1:16 p.m. March 6 to link to new story idenitifying the deceased DEKALB -- A person was killed during a house fire at 161 Old Canton Rd. Wednesday afternoon, according to St. Lawrence County …

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One person dead following house fire in DeKalb

Posted

Updated 1:16 p.m. March 6 to link to new story idenitifying the deceased

DEKALB -- A person was killed during a house fire at 161 Old Canton Rd. Wednesday afternoon, according to St. Lawrence County sheriff's deputies.

St. Lawrence County 911 received a call reporting a structure fire with entrapment at 3:30 p.m., deputies said.

Firefighters located the victim deceased in an upstairs bedroom, officers said.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by St. Lawrence County Coroner Kevin Crosby and then transported to Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

An autopsy is schedule to be performed and the sheriff's office along with the St. Lawrence County Fire Investigation Team are investigating the fire.

Fire departments on scene included DeKalb Fire, Richville Fire, Rensselaer Falls Fire and Rescue, Heuvelton Fire, Hermon Fire and Canton Fire and Rescue.

The sheriff's office is identifying the deceased as Sharon Anderson, 77. See story for more details.