A woman is dead following a fire at a home in the Richwood community of Union County. The fire on North Clinton Street started around 1:30 Tuesday morning. It was still burning hours later. Firefighters tell 10TV they found a woman on the couch of the first floor of the home. That person was transported to the hospital and later died. There is no word yet on what started the fire, but fire officials believe it started in the basement of the home. Columbia Gas crews conducted a thorough inspection of the gas service at the residences and determined their system is safe. The fire remains under investigation.