A woman has died after getting hurt when her apartment caught on fire on Thursday morning, according to the a fire department company in Montgomery County.
The fire broke out around 8:43 a.m. on Jan. 8 at the Westover Village Apartments along Meadow Lane in West Norriton Township, officials said.
When first responders got to the scene, they found smoke coming from the apartment building and were told of a person stuck inside, township leaders explained.
Firefighters made their way into the apartment where they put out the fire and rescued the person inside, officials reported.
The person was identified as a 69-year-old woman who died from her injuries, officials said.
NBC10 crews at the scene after the fire found that a second floor window appeared to be boarded up.
The West Norriton Township Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
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