A body was found in a housefire in Jefferson County over the weekend. On Sunday around 2 p.m. the Fairfield Police Department and the Fairfield Fire Department responded to a house fire in Fairfield at 800 North 12th Street. Upon entering the residence fire personnel found the body of 56-year-old Richard Hendershot. Captain Colin Smith of the Fairfield Police Department tells KCII News, the State Fire Marshall’s office and the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation have been called to assist in the investigation. The cause of fire has not been released at this time. KCII News will bring you more information as it becomes official.