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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.

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