One person was killed in a house fire Tuesday morning in Oxford, officials said.

Six people were in the home in the 800 block of Boozer Drive at the time of the fire, Oxford Fire Chief Gary Sparks said in the statement. Five were immediately accounted for.

The fire department received a call about the blaze at 6:19 a.m. Tuesday.

The first fire units reported heavy fire and smoke consuming more more than half of the home, Sparks said.

Firefighters entered a window to begin a search for survivors but were forced out until the blaze was under control.

When they reentered the house, they found the deceased victim.

The victim’s name was not publicly released pending notification of next of kin by the Calhoun County coroner.

The blaze remains under investigation by the Oxford fire and police departments and the Alabama State Fire Marshals Office.