MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. (WMDJ) – A house fire claimed the life of a Martin County woman early Sunday morning.

According to authorities, 61-year-old Mary E. Jude died in the fire at her home on Meathouse Road in Pilgrim around 7 a.m.

Her body was sent to Frankfort for an autopsy.

Authorities say the area had experienced a power outage prior to the fire.