(KMZA)--One person is dead following a Tuesday morning Pottawatomie County house fire.

WIBW-TV, citing the Kansas Fire Marshal's Office, reports the body was found inside the home, located in the 3700 block of Stewart Farm Road.

Early on Tuesday, authorities had stated that one person was unaccounted for after four others reportedly made it to safety.

The cause of the fire, which happened just south of Highway 24, between Wamego and St. George, remains under investigation.

The name of the victim has not been made public.

Firefighters responded to the location around 3:45 Tuesday morning, and faced sub-zero temperatures, strong winds, and snowfall.

The home is reported as a total loss.