Police and fire officials are investigating a Saturday blaze in a Staten Island home where a 61-year-old woman was found dead.

The woman's body was discovered after firefighters extinguished the flames at a two-story house on Hawthorne Avenue in Willowbrook at 6:21 p.m.

There were 60 firefighters on the scene, an FDNY spokesman said. The woman was not identified.

The spokesman said the cause of the fire is under investigation. A medical examiner will establish the victim's cause of death.

On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Gregg Sarra and Tess Ferguson talk about the girls lacrosse season, plus hear the inspirational story of Carle Place's Vincenzo Pisani, plays of the week and more. Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara

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On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Gregg Sarra and Tess Ferguson talk about the girls lacrosse season, plus hear the inspirational story of Carle Place's Vincenzo Pisani, plays of the week and more. Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara

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