DOBSON, N.C. -- A woman died in a house fire is Surry County Wednesday.

Authorities say a driver reported the fire around 1:45 p.m. at a home on Welcome View Church Road in Dobson.

Firefighters said a 39-year-old Lisa Kay White Johnson died before firefighters pulled her from the home.        

investigators say the fire was intentionally set by Johnson on a loveseat in the living room. She was found in a bathroom.

An autopsy that will determine if the fire had caused Johnson's death.