Suffolk County Homicide Squad and Arson Section detectives are investigating a house fire that killed a person in Mattituck yesterday.
Southold Police Department officers responded to a 911 call reporting a fire at a home, located at 4250 Middle Road at 9:43 a.m. Several fire departments responded, and a body was discovered within. Three people evacuated the home safely.
The identity of the deceased and cause of death will be determined during an autopsy by personnel from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.