A person was found dead inside of a barn after it caught fire in Branford Thursday night.

The fire department said they responded to a barn fire on North Ivy Street just before 6:30 p.m.

Firefighters found a barn-style shed fully engulfed in flames, spreading to a nearby building.

A person was reported missing and was ultimately found dead inside of the barn, according to fire officials. Their identity is unknown at this time.

The Branford Fire Marshal, Branford police and the Connecticut State Police Fire Investigation Unit are investigating.

Crews said they were able to contain the fire quickly. No additional information was immediately available.

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New preliminary statistics from Connecticut State Police were released on Thursday. According to troopers, they responded to zero fatal crashes during their patrols on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

The new stats include responses from the start of Dec. 23 through the end of Dec. 25.

State police say they had more than 1,600 calls for service, including 168 traffic stops, 15 DUI stops, and 150 motor vehicle crashes.

State police sat 14 of those crashes had reported injuries, though none were listed as ‘serious’ and none led to death.

During the Thanksgiving holiday week, 1 fatal crash was reported by CT state police.

In total, this year’s number of traffic-related deaths is on pace for near record-high numbers.