A New Haven woman is dead after she was found in a burning home Saturday morning, according to Director of Emergency Operations Rick Fontana.
The fire happened at a home on Stevenson Road at approximately 5:20 a.m.
Fontana said firefighters rescued the woman, who was taken to the hospital with critical injuries where she was later pronounced dead.
Crews were initially called to the home for a medical alert, which turned out to be a fire. Firefighters rescued an elderly woman from the second floor of the home, according to Fontana.
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Officials said they were able to contain the blaze to the kitchen with smoke damage throughout, and the home is not a total loss.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
