ELMIRA, N.Y. -- One person is dead following a house fire on Lake Street in Elmira around 9 p.m. Saturday.

Officials say it was a difficult fire and spread quickly.

Firefighters were on scene until 5 a.m. putting out the flames.

The name of the victim is being withheld until the family can be notified.

It was first reported as a stove fire. The cause is still under investigation.