ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA - At approximately 12:40 am on Friday, December 2, 2022, career and volunteer units from Albemarle County, as well as units from Charlottesville Fire Department, were dispatched to the report of a structure fire on the 1100 block of Pen Park Lane. The first apparatus arrived on scene seven minutes after dispatch and observed fire through the roof of the residence

The occupant of the residence was found deceased inside the home. The fire caused extensive damage. A passerby called 9-1-1.

The Albemarle County Fire Marshal’s Office is currently investigating the cause of the fire.

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Albemarle County Fire Rescue would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone to make sure they have working smoke alarms. Learn more at Albemarle.org/SafeatHome.