Firefighters in Fairfield responded to a fire late Wednesday which saw one person deceased. At approximately 11:27pm, units from the Fairfield Fire Department, Fairfield PD, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, and Jefferson County Ambulance were dispatched to 51 S 12th St in Fairfield for a structure fire.
Upon entry, the remains of one deceased individual was located. The identity of the individual is currently being withheld pending notification of family. The remains were sent to the Iowa Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy to determine cause of death. The cause of the dire remains under investigation, however, an intentional fire is not suspected at this time.