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Deadly fire breaks out at Philadelphia senior apartment complex
Officials say a woman is dead after a fire broke out a Philadelphiasenior apartment early Sunday morning.
PHILADELPHIA - An early morning fire claimed the life of a 71-year-old woman in Philadelphia's Wynnfield Heights neighborhood Sunday.
Fire crews were called to Kearsley Square, an age-restricted apartment complex, on the 2100 block of 49th Street around 2 a.m. for reports of a fire.
They responded to find the sprinkler system had already knocked down the blaze, which was contained to a small section of the senior living complex.
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However, officials say a 71-year-old woman was found dead in an apartment. She was transported to the medical examiner's office, but her identity has yet to be released.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.