A 74-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, woman died as a result of injuries sustained in a fire on Monday morning at 3206 N. 47th St.
According to a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department, fire crews were dispatched at 8:12 a.m. on Monday to the home.
When they arrived, fire crews noticed smoke-stained windows and minimal smoke from the outside, the spokesman stated.
As crews entered the structure, they encountered intensive heat and zero visibility with heavy smoke banking down to the floor, according to the spokesman.
The 74-year-old female victim was found lying on the floor in a doorway threshold, the spokesman stated. The victim was immediately removed from the house, and had no pulse and was not breathing at the time, according to the spokesman.
CPR was initiated and the victim was intubated en route to the hospital, the spokesman stated. Fire crews also removed a dog from the house that did not survive.
The hospital was able to restore a pulse to the woman, but the patient died later at the hospital, according to the spokesman.
The fire is under investigation, the spokesman added.