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60-year-old woman dies in Bloomington townhouse fire

By Paul Walsh

February 1, 2012 at 1:20AM
PHOTO BY PETER MATTHEWS, SPECIAL TO THE STAR TRIBUNE. There was a fatal townhome fire in the 8100 block of Bloomington Avenue in Bloomington about 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30. Cops arrived to hear the female occupant shouting for help and firefighter removed her. Word from the scene is that she succumbed to her injuries at HCMC.
A woman died Monday in a fire at a townhouse in the 8100 block of Bloomington Avenue S. in Bloomington. (Dml -/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A fire in a Bloomington townhouse has left a woman dead, authorities said on Tuesday. The blaze started about 10:45 p.m. Monday at the Georgetown Park Townhomes in the 8100 block of Bloomington Avenue S., and was quickly put out, fire officials said. The name of the 60-year-old victim has yet to be released. Cause of the fire, which started in the basement, has yet to be determined.

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