WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) — Fire officials are working to determine what caused an apartment fire Sunday morning that killed one person.

The fire in the 800 block of Bernhard Ave. was reported around 3:17 this morning.

Assistant Whiethall Fire Chief K.J. Watts said the victim lived alone and that the unit’s smoke detector wasn’t working when the fire broke out.

“We extracted the victim from the fire apartment and did some ALS and tried to save the victim but unfortunately the victim passed away,” Watts said.

No one else was injured.

Authorities have not yet released the name of the victim.