VAN BUREN, Ark. — A woman is dead after her apartment caught on fire during the morning of Friday, Feb. 24. in Van Buren.
Public Information Officer Cpl. Megan Slayton with Van Buren PD told 5NEWS that the woman, whose name has not be released by officials, was transported to a local hospital where she later died as a result of the fire.
The fire is reported to have started at the Pavilion Apartments on South 21st Street.
Cpl. Slayton says dispatch teams were advised of the fire at 9:20 a.m. The fire was only in one apartment unit and had not spread to others at the complex.
5NEWS will update this article with more information as it becomes available.
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