Woman in her 70s dies in fire at Southfield high-rise [Video]

SOUTHFIELD (WWJ) A woman in her seventies died in a fire at her high-rise apartment building in Southfield.

According to a press release; the Southfield Fire Department said the fire happened early Saturday morning (10/19) on the fourth floor of an apartment building on Civic Center Drive at Berg Road. Southfield dispatch received a call from the victim’s neighbor at 5:03 a.m. Fire officials said crews were enroute three minutes later, and started fighting the fire by 5:12 a.m.

Fire crews found an unresponsive woman in her 70s inside the apartment. First responders performed “advanced lifesaving procedures” on her immediately—before transporting her to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead; according to fire officials.

The Fire Marshal said, thanks to a working smoke detector, neighbors knew about the fire and called 911. A working overhead sprinkler system also stopped the flames from spreading to neighboring units, fire officials said.

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