Fire Officials: 1 dead in St. Augustine apartment fire

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — One person died in a fire Wednesday at an apartment complex in St. Augustine, fire officials said.

In a Facebook post, St. Johns County Fire and Rescue officials said firefighters were called to the complex at about 7 a.m.. They said smoke from coming from a lower unit in the building.

Crews fought the fire and found the victim's body during a primary search of the building.

Officials did not release the name of the victim.

The agency said no firefighters were injured in the fire.

The state fire marshal's office is investigating the cause of the fire.

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