ATLANTA — An investigation is underway after a wheelchair-bound elderly woman was found dead following a house fire in Atlanta on Tuesday morning.

Firefighters responded to the home on Larchmont Court in the Collier Heights neighborhood. Crews encountered heavy fire showing from all visible sides of a two-story split-level home.

A resident of a separate structure behind the home advised firefighters that an elderly woman lived inside, fire officials said.

Fire crews faced several challenges as they worked to extinguish the flames and locate the missing woman, including heavy fire, difficult terrain and a partial collapse of the home.

The woman was eventually found dead in an area near the carport, Atlanta fire officials said.

The woman’s identity has not been released.

Investigators say a second person also lived at the home but have not provided an update on that person’s condition.

Investigators are working to determine what caused the fire.

This is a developing story. Stay with WSB Radio News for updates.