ST. LOUIS (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a house fire that killed a woman in south St. Louis.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports 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.
Battalion 4 reports: One fatality. Fire extinguished. Fire investigators on scene. #STLCity
— St. Louis Fire Dept (@STLFireDept) February 21, 2020
