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Fire victim in Lawrence County identified
October 27, 2008 9:14 am
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A woman who died in a fire in Lawrence County Saturday morning has been identified as Sylvia Ann Summers.
The fire was reported at 7:25 a.m. at Ms. Summers' residence in the 400 block of Rapson Avenue in Union, outside New Castle, state police said.
A state police fire marshall still is investigating the cause of the blaze.
According to an autopsy, Ms. Summers, 47, died of smoke inhalation, police said.
Firefighters found her body in a bedroom of the home.
She was pronounced dead at the scene by Deputy Coroner Richard Johnson.
First Published October 27, 2008 9:14 am
