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Woman Hurt in Maine Apartment Fire Dies From Injuries

Woman Hurt in Maine Apartment Fire Dies From Injuries

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WILTON, Maine (AP) Police in Maine say a woman has died after suffering injuries in a fire earlier this week.

A spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety says the Monday fire killed 54-year-old Lauralyn Wright, of Wilton. She died Wednesday morning.

The Morning Sentinel reports firefighters rescued Wright at Village View Apartments in Wilton and took her by ambulance to a hospital in Farmington. She was then transferred to Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Police say the fire started in Wright’s bedroom and was contained to it. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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