Angela Fortuna-Hodges

Woman Dies After House Fire in Shelton

A woman has died of injuries suffered in a Shelton house fire where a firefighter was also injured Sunday, according to the Shelton Fire Department.

Fire officials said that firefighters found 67-year-old Barbara Curley in the bathroom of her home at 22 Florence Dr. She was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation and other injuries, and died Monday.

She was the only person in the home at the time of the fire, firefighters said.

A firefighter at the scene also broke his ankle in the home, the fire department said.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but officials said that foul play is not suspected.

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