One woman is dead after a fire broke out in Behchoko over the weekend, say .

The female victim, who has not yet been identified, was found inside a shed early Saturday morning after the Behchoko Fire Department responded to a blaze on a residential property around 1:20 a.m.

When officers arrived on scene to assist firefighters, the structure was "fully engulfed in flames," stated a news release from Mounties.

" are seeking the public's assistance in reporting any female person who may not be accounted for within their friends, relatives and associates," stated the news release.

News/North is awaiting a response from both the NWT Coroner Service and Northwest Territories Office of the Fire Marshal - two agencies working with to investigate the fatal fire.

Anyone with information about the blaze is asked to call Behchoko at 867-392-1111 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. Online tips can be submitted at , (click on "submit a web tip") or text: nwtnutips to 274637.