By Associated Press - Tuesday, December 27, 2016

MIDDLEBURY, Conn. (AP) - Fire officials say one person has died after a fire that broke out in a Middlebury house.

WFSB-TV reports (https://bit.ly/2hlB6rq ) that the blaze at the two-story home on Whittmore Road, also known as Route 188, broke out Tuesday afternoon.

The town’s fire chief says the victim is believed to be a man in his 60s.

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It was not immediately known how the fire started.

The Connecticut State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit is assisting Middlebury officials with the case.

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Information from: WFSB-TV, https://www.wfsb.com

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