MARLBORO — A Monday afternoon house fire on Auger Hole Road has left two women dead.
According to Vermont State Police Lt. Dan Trudeau, the Marlboro Fire Department responded to 5113 Auger Hole Road at about 2:45 p.m.
According to Trudeau, the the fire department was notified by the homeowner, Nancy Muller, 73, that her adult daughters - Laura Milligan, 41, and Elizabeth Milligan, 46 - did not make it out of the residence.
The fire department later located the bodies of both women in the upstairs area of the house.
Trudeau said members of the Vermont State Police Arson Unit and Bureau of Criminal Investigation responded to the scene to investigate.
The cause of death of the two women is still undetermined and pending an autopsy at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Burlington, Trudeau said.
The Vermont State Police Arson Unit's investigation is still pending.
As a result of the fire damage, the house is a total loss, Trudeau said; however, while the cause and origin of the fire is undetermined, it does not appear to be suspicious.