Woman Dies in VA House Fire

From www.NBC12.com:

By Shawn Maclauchlan

Ashland (VA) (WWBT) – An Ashland woman, 79-year-old Margaret Fontaine, has died after she was pulled from a burning house Tuesday morning.

The fire started around 6 a.m. in the 12000 block of Cheroy Road. An off-duty Henrico firefighter pulled an elderly woman from the home. The victim was rushed to VCU Medical Center.

According to the victim’s family,  Fontaine died at around 10 a.m.

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