ELDERLY WOMAN DIES IN FIRE IN SAN SALVADOR

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This afternoon, units from Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador traveled to Avenida Irazú in Colonia Costa Rica, San Salvador.

At around four in the afternoon, a call alerted authorities to a fire at the aforementioned address. Upon arrival, National Firefighters were working to control the blaze that was consuming the home.

Minutes after extinguishing the flames that threatened to spread to other homes, firefighters and rescuers located the body of an elderly woman, who was the only person in the home. The deceased victim was identified as Silvia Pineda, 70.

The causes of the fire that claimed the elderly woman’s life remain unknown.