Fire claimed the life of a person in Ben Avon early Saturday.

Post-Gazette news partner KDKA-TV said in a now-deleted Facebook comment that the Seville Volunteer Fire Company referred to the victim as a resident.

The fire company was dispatched just before 12:30 a.m. Saturday, to a working house fire along Perrysville Avenue, with crews operating on scene until approximately 3 a.m., and the Emsworth Volunteer Fire Department described the fire as stubborn, saying their crews didn't leave until 6 a.m., KDKA said.

The Allegheny County Fire Marshal was investigating along with homicide officers from the county police department.

The person’s identity had not been released.

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