By Associated Press - Tuesday, December 11, 2018

PRINCETON, Iowa (AP) - Eastern Iowa officials are investigating the death of a person whose body was found in the rubble of a house fire.

The Scott County Sheriff’s Office says the fire was reported early Monday morning at a rural Princeton home.

Arriving firefighter found the house fully engulfed in flames, and firefighters and emergency crews from seven different departments responded to the scene.

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After the fire was extinguished, a search of the debris turned up a body. An autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday.

Officials have not released the name of the victim.

The fire and death remain under investigation.

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