Nov 26, 2021

Woman dies in Thanksgiving Day fire at St. Louis home

Posted Nov 26, 2021 8:00 PM

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say a St. Louis woman died after apparently suffering a medical emergency while cooking on Thanksgiving morning, causing a fire.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the fire was reported around 8:45 a.m. Thursday in the Downtown West neighborhood.

Arriving firefighters performed CPR but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

The woman’s name has not been released.