HENRICO COUNTY, Va. β A woman has died and a man is in critical condition after an early morning house fire in Henrico County.
Henrico County Fire said crews arrived to the 1800 block of Leslie Lane in the county's north side just before 4 a.m. Monday, where they found smoke coming from the front door of a home.
A man and a woman were rescued from inside and taken to the hospital. Officials said 75-year-old Michele Andrews succumbed to her injuries a short time later. The man remains in critical condition.
A neighbor was also taken to the hospital for minor smoke inhalation after stepping up to help with one of those rescues.
The Fire Marshal's Office has determined the cause to be accidental, and the fire was due to smoking material in the bed.
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