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Garland Fourplex Fire Leaves 1 Dead

A fire left one woman dead and at least one person injured in Garland late Friday evening, according to police.[[367906301,R]]

Firefighters were called to a fourplex apartment near Northwest Highway and Arrowhead Circle at about 10:48 p.m.

According to a Garland fire spokesperson, two people were inside the home when it caught fire. A neighbor noticed the house was burning and tried to warn the couple inside.

One man was taken to the hospital with first degree burns. A woman was pronounced dead on the scene.

According to the spokesperson, some embers sparked a small fire in the attic of a nearby home. It was extinguished quickly.

The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.

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