An investigation is underway after a woman was found dead following a vehicle fire in Etowah County. Sheriff’s deputies, Attalla Fire and Rescue and Attalla police responded about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday to a report of a fire on Country Road off Burgess Road in Attalla. A caller to 911 reported that a Chevrolet Astro van was on fire in front of a residence and that a woman was trapped inside, according to sheriff’s officials. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and found a woman dead inside. Authorities said she lived at the home where the van was parked. The Etowah County Sheriff’s Office is assisting the Alabama Fire Marshal’s Office in the continuing investigation of the circumstances that led to the fire and death of the woman. Her body has been sent to the Alabama Dept. of Forensic Science for positive identification and analysis.