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Investigators: Deadly Missouri house fire likely started in fan

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) – Investigators say a house fire that killed an elderly woman in western Missouri likely started in an electrical fan in the home’s living room.

Fatal fire in Independence photo courtesy Fox4Kansas City

The fan was located between a couch and chair in the living room.

Police say the woman was pulled from the burning home last Monday after being found in a hallway. Emergency responders began CPR before pronouncing her dead. Her name has still not been released. Police say she lived in the home with her husband and daughter.

A statement from the state fire marshal’s office says the fire has been listed as accidental.

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