A 71-year-old woman is dead after a house fire in the Katy area Tuesday, the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office said.
Officials reportedly received a call from an Amazon driver about a fire in the 2000 block of Mustang Hill at around 2:35 p.m.
According to officials, the driver noticed smoke coming from a second-story window and called 911. The driver then knocked on the door, but no one answered. Firefighters said when they arrived at the scene, they found flames coming from the home. They then began working to put the fire out, HCFMO said.
Fire conditions quickly began to worsen and crews were reportedly ordered to evacuate. At that time, the victim was found and carried out by the crews, HCFMO said.Officials were able to extinguish the fire.Update: The fire has been extinguished.
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