CLIFTON, Texas (KWTX) - One person is dead following an early morning house fire Tuesday in Clifton, according to police.

Clifton Police Chief Chris Blanton said emergency dispatchers sent police officers and the Clifton Volunteer Fire Department to a structure fire in the 1200 block of Hackberry Street at approximately 2:30 a.m. Clifton Police Chief Chris Blanton said emergency dispatchers sent police officers and the Clifton Volunteer Fire Department to a structure fire in the 1200 block of Hackberry Street at approximately 2:30 a.m.(Photo: Clifton Police Department)First responders arrived to find a home fully engulfed in flames with a possible occupant still trapped inside.

Officers attempted to enter the back door of the residence but were pushed back by heavy smoke and intense flames, Chief Blanton said.