KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, firefighters found a woman dead Tuesday afternoon inside a burning home she had run back into in an attempt to save her dog.
Fire crews were sent just after 3 p.m. to the house in the 5500 block of Hardesty Avenue.
Thick smoke was rolling from the one-story house when crews arrived.
A man outside the house said his grandmother had gone back inside to get her dog, according to a fire department news release.
Firefighters found the woman and were able to lift her through a window.
She died at the scene, according to the news release.
The fire was quickly knocked down and no other injuries were reported.
A preliminary investigation found the cause of the fire was electrical.
Her name has not been released.
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