While a British mother of four children died in a fire at her home over the weekend, it was reported that her children managed to escape.

In the early hours of Sunday, November 10, Kate Mulcahy, 37, was found dead following a fire at the family’s home in Middleton, Greater Manchester. Guard, Times And Manchester Evening News.

Media reported that Mulcahy was the mother of 1-year-old twin boys and two girls. Accordingly Times“It appears that some of the children have run away from home.”

A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson told PEOPLE that officers responded to reports of a house fire on Roundthorn Road at 4:22 local time on Sunday morning.

“Emergency services attended and unfortunately a woman in her 30s was found dead at home,” the spokesman said.

“An investigation is ongoing to determine the circumstances,” they added, without confirming the woman’s identity.

Guard According to a police spokesman, official identification has not yet been made.

Per TimesThe house, thought to be worth £1.2 million (just over $1.5 million), was recently listed for sale, but the online listing has since been removed.

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service did not immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE.

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Tributes have been pouring in for Mulcahy since news of the tragedy emerged. The victim’s father, Peter Cropper, said: Daily Mail: “This is a tragic accident.”

according to Manchester Evening NewsCarol Duggan, who lives close to the family, said: “I woke up at 5 in the morning because I couldn’t sleep. It was so bright outside, I went to see what was going on.”

“There were fire trucks. When I went down in the morning I saw that he was cordoned off. He seemed like a nice person, very talkative. I was completely shocked when I found out it was him,” Duggan added, according to the news outlet.

“I only talked to him a few weeks ago when I was walking home with the kids. He was very friendly,” the neighbor said, according to the publication. “I was walking with the dog, and he was walking with the kids. Every time I saw him, I was talking to him. It’s scary.”

East Middleton Councilor Dylan Williams wrote: Facebook On Monday, she wrote: “Heartbreaking news this morning from Ramsden Farm on Roundthorn Road, Alkrington in #EastMiddleton… My thoughts and prayers are with my family and friends who have passed away. 30s really isn’t an age.”