By Associated Press - Friday, February 21, 2020

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a house fire that killed a woman in south St. Louis.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the woman was found dead Friday inside the home near Carondelet Park. Her name has not been released. A man identifying himself as the woman’s ex-husband said she was 70 years old.

Firefighters were called to the one-story home shortly after noon. A neighbor called 911 saying someone was trapped inside the home.



Firefighters contained the flames and found the woman inside. She died at the scene.

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