The Fire Department said the victim's teenage son yelled for his mother to get out of the house when he discovered the blaze about 10:30 p.m. Monday, then ran across the street to a neighbor's house to call for help,
But the home was engulfed in flames with firefighters arrived and the woman's body was found inside.
Her identity was still being held Tuesday, and an investigation was under way in an effort to determine was caused the fire.
Firefighter Michael P. Miller, 33, was treated for a broken leg he sustained while battling the blaze.
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