The body of a 58-year-old woman was found in front of her home in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture on Friday after she apparently burned herself to death, police said Saturday.

The woman, who had been living in an organized refuge area, was found by her husband Friday morning outside their former home, which is in a no-go area due to radiation. Residents have been permitted to make short visits home a few times since the evacuation began.

According to police, her husband said, “Recently she has been having a hard time living out of the shelter and told me that she couldn’t stay there anymore.”

A relative of the deceased woman said: “She was always an upbeat and cheerful person. She was considerate and caring and she never stopped smiling.”