MENTOR, Ohio — A 63-year-old woman is dead following a fire in Mentor early Sunday morning.
Crews from four different Mentor engines as well as one in Willoughby responded to the blaze on the 7100 block of Mentor Avenue just before 2 a.m. after a neighbor called 911. Those on scene reported "heavy black smoke" at the residence and firefighters eventually located the victim while attempting to knock down the flames in lot 24.
The woman has been identified as Julie A. Insley. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. The Mentor Fire Department is currently investigating with the assistance of the Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office.