Woman Dies in Lee's Summit House Fire

Lee's Summit MO firefighters found a woman inside a burning home in the 700 block of Southeast (SE) Douglas Thursday morning.

The fire was reported about 7:20 a.m.- according to KSHB NBC Action News. 

Fire crews reportedly found a "smoldering couch" inside the residence- then later found the woman in a back bedroom.


LSFD hasn't released the name of the victim and aren't saying for sure that the fire/smoke killed her- and the cause of the fire hasn't been released yet either.

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