One resident was killed in a fire in Carrboro on Friday.

Officials say the Carrboro Fire-Rescue Department was dispatched to a report of a structure fire at 1144 Smith Level Road at 10:41 Friday night.

Crews found the structure to be fully engulfed with smoke and flames. The structure was a total loss.

Officials say one civilian fatality was reported along with two non-life threatening injuries to firefighters.

The residence was not protected with residential fire sprinklers, according to officials.

In addition to Carrboro Fire and Rescue, crews from Chapel Hill, North Chatham and White Cross responded to the fire. Officials from the Orange County Fire Marshal’s office and the State Bureau of Investigation were also called to the scene.

The fire is still under investigation.

The name of the deceased has not been officially released at this time.

WNCN is reporting that the victim in the fire was 83-year-old Emma Jean Cole. Family members told the television station Cole managed to escape the fire but was found unconscious by first responders. The family told WNCN Cole was taken to the hospital but later died, and that she had lived in the house for about 25 years.

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