Woman found dead in Seattle apartment fire
Jul 31, 2012, 5:19 AM | Updated: 6:23 am
A woman was found dead in an apartment fire early Tuesday in West Seattle.
Seattle Fire’s Kyle Moore says a neighbor called them after he smelled smoke coming from next door.
“The resident who called 911 and knocked on the door said he did not hear a smoke detector go off in the unit,” says Moore.
Moore says they found the woman about ten feet from the front door.
The resident who called 911 said the woman inside the apartment suffered from health issues. Moore reports the fire crew found oxygen tanks in the apartment.
The fire was limited to the one apartment.
“We knocked down the flames pretty quickly inside the unit,” says Moore.
Other residents of the building who were evacuated during the fire have been allowed back inside their apartments.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
