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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