PHILADLEPHIA (WPVI) -- A South Philadelphia neighborhood is mourning the loss of a woman who tragically passed away in a fire on Wednesday. The fire broke out on the first floor of a home in the 2700 block of South Darien Street around 10:45 a.m.

One woman is dead after a home in South Philadelphia erupted into flames on Wednesday. Firefighters rushed to the 2700 block of South Darien Street before 11 a.m. after getting word that people were possibly trapped inside.

Authorities are trying to determine the cause of a house fire that killed a woman in South Philadelphia. After extinguishing the blaze, crews found her dead in the living room.