Two women pulled from a burning home in Northwest Washington, D.C., early Tuesday have died, firefighters say.
D.C. Fire and EMS said crews responded about 3 a.m. to a two-story detached home in the 7200 block of 8th Street NW.
The two women are a mother, in her 80s and daughter, in her 60s. They were rescued from the second floor by the large rescue crew and taken to a hospital where they later died from their “very critical” injuries, fire officials said.
Firefighters put out the flames, which were confined to the upper floor, officials said.
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Jeanni Jensen, a neighbor who lives across the street from the home that caught fire, described the sight.
"There was a lot of smoke in two different columns coming out of the top of the house," she said. "Two firefighters had made it onto the roof at that point... A lot of chaos, they were clearly trying to get in as quickly as they could."
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Investigators have said the cause of the blaze was electrical.
Firefighters visited neighbors' homes later on Tuesday to ensure they have working smoke detectors and share fire safety information.
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