FD woman dies in apartment fire
A Fort Dodge woman has died after an apartment fire Sunday afternoon, according to the Fort Dodge Fire Department.
At 2:04 p.m. firefighters were dispatched for smoke coming from an apartment at 629 Central Avenue.
Firefighters found heavy smoke in an apartment.
During a search operation a woman was found unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at the scene from injuries suffered in the fire.
The victim has been transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office.
A resident in the building smelled smoke and discovered the smoke coming from the apartment and called 9-1-1. The smoke alarm in the apartment was activated.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.