Deputies: 67-year-old woman found dead inside home, evidence of a fire

TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. – Investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a house fire that killed a 67-year-old woman in Taylorsville.

Alexander County Sheriff’s deputies initially responded to a home on Royal Russell Road on Tuesday for a welfare check. When they got there, they say they found Sally Lackey dead inside the home. Officials say there was evidence indicating that there had been a fire. we are told there are no signs of foul play.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.