INDEPENDENCE, Mo. --
Firefighters rescued a woman Monday night from a house fire at East Fifth Street and North Geronimo Drive.
When fire crews arrived at the house, they saw people using a garden hose to try to knock out the flames. Witnesses said an elderly woman was inside the house and was in trouble.
Firefighters found the woman on a bed; she was not breathing.
The woman was taken to a local hospital. Her condition was not released.
Investigators said careless smoking may have started the fire.
