BATON ROUGE - One person is dead after a fire at a local apartment complex Wednesday night.

The fire was reported around 5 p.m. in the 8300 block of Governor Drive. The St. George Fire Department confirmed that a woman was found unconscious at the scene. Firefighters performed CPR on the victim until EMS arrived, however she  was later pronounced dead.

Authorities have identified the victim as 45-year-old Angela Crochet.

St. George Fire and the State Fire Marshal are both investigating the fire.