By Associated Press - Monday, July 27, 2020

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) - A woman died Sunday in an apartment fire in downtown Fort Dodge.

Firefighters were called to the building Sunday afternoon after a fire alarm activated and a neighbor reported smelling smoke. Crews were met with heavy smoke in the apartment and then found an unresponsive woman.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her body was taken to the State Medical Examiner’s Office.



She was identified Monday at Jeanne Miller, 67. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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