Woman dies after house fire in Dalton, Ga.

An elderly resident of Dalton, Georgia, is dead after a fire at a home on Riverbend Road, according to a news release.

Ida Bonds, 86, was found deceased by members of the Dalton Fire Department after they were called to a home at the 1000 block of Riverbend Road Sunday evening.

A family member told police that the home had been without electricity for “about 24 hours and that power had been restored shortly before the fire,” the release stated. The family member said smoke was later detected from the back of the home, and when he went to check he found that the house was on fire, according to authorities.

The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Dalton Fire Department. Preliminary indications from the investigation do not point to foul play, the release states.