CHESTER, W.Va. -- Chester Police Chief Ken Thorn said there was strong smell of gas in a house where authorities found a woman dead and a man unconscious.

An autopsy is scheduled today to determine the cause of death.

Thorn told WTOV-TV that officers went to the house Thursday morning after the woman's co-workers reported that she didn't show up for work.

The man was taken to a hospital. His condition wasn't known.

The woman and the man haven't been identified.