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Springfield woman dies after fire in fourth-floor Oswego Street apartment
A woman found unconscious during a Friday morning apartment fire in Springfield died over the weekend. The fire began in a bedroom and was contained to her apartment; its cause remains under investigation.
A woman died over the weekend after firefighters rescued her from a fire in a fourth-floor apartment on Oswego Street in Springfield, state fire officials said.
Crews were called to the building shortly before 6 a.m. Friday and found the woman unconscious inside the apartment. They brought her out and took her to a hospital, where she later died. Her identity has not been publicly released.
The fire started in a bedroom and was contained to the apartment, according to officials. The cause is still under investigation.