INDIANAPOLIS — One woman was killed in a house fire that also killed a dog on the east side of Indianapolis.
First responders rushed to a home at the corner of N. Irvington and E. 13th Street just before 6:15 a.m. Tuesday.
Firefighters removed one 61-year-old woman from the home. She was rushed to a hospital and pronounced deceased at 6:53 a.m.
A dog in the home also died.
The coroner’s office later identified the deceased woman as 61-year-old Theresa Murry.
Officials said they were no working smoke detectors installed in the home. There were several uninstalled smoke alarms in their original packaging. Fire investigators did find a working carbon monoxide detector as well.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
