CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. -- One person is dead after a fire Friday night at a Clifton Park home.

Firefighters responded to a home on Merion Avenue around 8:30 p.m.

When crews arrived there was heavy smoke coming from inside the building.

One person was trapped inside the home and was later pronounced dead.

Officials are not releasing the person's name at this time.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.