PARSONSFIELD — One person died in a house fire this afternoon, according to the state Fire Marshal’s Office.

Firefighters discovered the body soon after they arrived at the ranch-style home on South Road. The elderly man who owns the home is unaccounted for, according to the fire marshal’s office.

The fire was reported shortly before 4 p.m. Fire marshal investigators are at the scene, where firefighters were still mopping up this evening.