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The Fayette County coroner has released the identity of a woman who died after a fire broke out in her southeast Lexington home Thursday morning.

The coroner said Lillian Lewis, 62, was found lying on the floor of her home on Pimlico Parkway after the fire was spotted by a Fayette County Sheriff's officer and firefighter at about 9:40 a.m. The coroner said Lewis was last seen sitting in a recliner in the room where the fire originated.

EMT and firefighters worked on two dogs found in the home that were suffering from smoke inhalation, and say they were able to resuscitate one of the dogs.

Officials have not released the cause of the fire, and say Lewis' cause of death is pending an autopsy.