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South Shore woman dies after home catches fire


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One person died after this trailer in  Stateline caught fire Nov. 13. Photo/Provided

One person died after this trailer in Stateline caught fire Nov. 13. Photo/Provided

A Stateline woman in her mid-60s died early Friday morning after the trailer she was in caught fire.

Firefighters pulled her from the burning structure, tried to resuscitate her, but she died at the scene. The coroner will determine the exact cause of death, but preliminary reports are smoke inhalation. Her name is being withheld pending notification of family.

She was the only occupant at the time at the singlewide trailer on Ponderosa Avenue on Kingsbury Grade.

The fire was reported about 12:30am Nov. 13.

The cause of the blaze is under investigation. The fire was contained to the one trailer.

“The trailer is a total loss,” Tahoe Douglas Fire Marshall Eric Guevin told Lake Tahoe News.

Two Douglas County sheriff’s deputies were evaluated at Barton Memorial Hospital for smoke inhalation.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report

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