Elderly woman dies in Tumwater fire

TUMWATER, Wash. (AP) - An elderly woman is dead after fire consumed a mobile home in Tumwater.

KING-TV reports (https://kng5.tv/2nxPwN2 ) that Assistant Chief Jim McGarva says the fire was reported just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday on Kirsop Extension Road.

An elderly woman was reportedly still inside the home when fire officials arrived. Her body was later found in the living room.

McGarva says the woman’s son was able to get help after escaping through a bedroom window.

The cause of the fire is under investigation but is believed to have started in the living room.

McGarva says the home did not have smoke detectors.

The Thurston County Coroner is expected to identify the woman this week.

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Information from: KING-TV, https://www.king5.com/