One dead following Sevier Co. house fire

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a woman is dead following a house fire Friday morning in Seymour.

The Seymour Volunteer Fire Department and Sevier County Fire Department were first on the scene at the fire on the 200 block of Boyd’s Creek Road around 5:30 a.m.

Officials with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation were called to assist with the investigation.

Investigators said the victim was not able to escape the fire and died as a result. The identity of the victim has not yet been determined and officials are awaiting the results of the autopsy to determine the cause of death.

The investigation is ongoing.

Boyd’s Creek Highway was closed between Chapman Highway and Radar Road until 10 a.m.

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