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1 dead after apartment fire in northwest Houston

Police said homicide investigators have also been called to the scene.

HOUSTON — A woman is dead after a fire broke out at an apartment complex in northwest Houston.

Firefighters responded to the scene Wednesday afternoon at the Garden City Apartments on West Montgomery Drive. They found a first floor corner apartment with heavy smoke showing.

Before firefighters arrived, witnesses tried extinguishing the fire. Once they arrived, fire crews entered through the unlocked front door and found a 65- to 70-year-old woman inside with extensive burn injuries.

The fire was extinguished and confined to one apartment. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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