A 75-year-old woman was identified after an apartment fire Sunday evening, according to the Dallas County medical examiner’s office.
Linda Jewel Scott died at 7:04 p.m. in her home, according to the medical examiner’s office.
Firefighters responded to a fire alarm call around 6:41 p.m. at an apartment complex located at 2359 Highland Road, according to a previous statement from Dallas Fire-Rescue.
First responders forced their way into a first-floor apartment, where the alarm could be heard, after knocking and not getting an answer.
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Once there, they found Scott inside and pulled her out of the apartment. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The fire was extinguished around 7:26 p.m., according to the statement.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.