Adult dies after house fire in Southeast Washington; arson unit investigating

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/adult-dies-after-house-fire-in-southeast-washington-arson-unit-investigating/2015/12/05/d25ce532-9b72-11e5-b499-76cbec161973_story.html

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An unidentified woman died Saturday after firefighters pulled her from a burning house in Southeast Washington, a D.C. fire spokesman said.

Firefighters responded to the fire early Saturday at a single-family house on the 3300 block of 5th Street SE in Congress Heights, near Ballou High School. Tim Wilson, spokesman for D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services, said the woman died after being transported from the scene in critical condition.

Police and fire investigators are seeking to determine the cause of the death and the fire.