A 68-year-old woman has died after firefighters pulled her unconscious from a burning home on Cayuga Street in Union Springs. Two people were inside the house when the fire broke out, and one managed to escape and warn crews that the other occupant was still trapped inside.
According to fingerlakesdailynews.com, 911 was called about the fire at approximately 8:33 p.m. Wednesday night. Firefighters who entered the burning residence found the woman unconscious inside, the outlet reported.
She was transported by Auburn City Ambulance to Auburn Community Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead, per the same account. As of the latest reporting, authorities had not released her identity.
Multiple Agencies Investigate the Cause
The State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Forensic Identification Unit, and Cayuga County fire investigators all responded to the scene, the station's report notes. Investigators were still working to determine the cause of the fire, according to the same account.
Separate reporting from WSTM adds that New York State Police confirmed one person was killed in the fire and said two people were inside the home when it broke out. Aurelius Volunteer Fire Department crews returned from the scene around 3 a.m., and the department later shared photos on its Facebook page, including one showing a side of the home engulfed in flames.
Pattern of Fatal Fires Across the Region
The Union Springs fire comes amid a string of serious house fires across Central New York in recent months. In Chenango County in August, a woman was found dead after a fire destroyed her home, with neighbors reporting at the time that she may have still been trapped inside, according to syracuse.com. Elsewhere, a mobile home fire in Cayuga County sent two people to the hospital with injuries, as reported by auburnpub.com.
No information has been released about the condition of the person who escaped the Union Springs fire, and the exact cause of the blaze remains unresolved as investigators continue their work.
