Meriden, Conn./WTIC Radio - A fire Thursday in Meriden turned up an unsettling discovery by firefighters.
Human remains were found at the scene of the blaze that was called in a little after 4:00 a.m.
Meriden Deputy Police Chief Jerry Scully said "the fire department located a small fire on Hicks Avenue. Upon extinguishing the fire, they located human remains."
Scully said they're treating the discovery as an untimely death at this early point in the investigation.
Another police presence was established not far from the scene of the fire on North Colony Road.
Scully wouldn't elaborate on whether that was part of the fire investigation.
The chief medical examiner is working on an exact cause of death.
The person's name and gender have not been released.
