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A wheelchair-bound woman was found dead after a fire at a mobile home in Calabasas and an investigation into the blaze is continuing Tuesday.

Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters responded to the fire in the 23700 block of Mulholland Highway, near Calabasas Village and south of Viewpoint School shortly after 3:25 p.m. Monday, according to a department spokesman.

Aerial footage depicted a mobile home burning with intense flames and visible smoke.

After extinguishing the fire at 4:22 p.m., firefighters found the victim, who Fox 11 said was 45 years old, and she was pronounced dead at the scene, the department reported.

A firefighter went to the hospital with a minor heat-related injury after the fire was extinguished, Fox 11 reported.

It was unclear what caused the fire and the investigation is continuing Tuesday.

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