One person is dead after a house fire Monday morning.
At 10:06 a.m. Monday, a caller reported a house fire in Saratoga, according to the Wood County Sheriff's Office. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found a single-family house on fire.
Fire crews found a victim inside the home as they attempted to control the fire, according to the Sheriff's Office. An ambulance took the victim to Aspirus Riverview Hospital in Wisconsin Rapids, where the person later died.
The Wood County Sheriff's Office and Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation are investigating the death and cause of fire. The Saratoga First Responders; Nekoosa, Port Edwards, Wisconsin Rapids and Grand Rapids fire departments; Nekoosa Police Department and Wood County Sheriff's Rescue responded to the scene.