Fire kills Columbus woman
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Posted 11:37AM on Saturday 25th May 2002 ( 23 years ago )
COLUMBUS - An elderly blind woman died Friday morning when fire swept through her single-story home. <br>
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Police said 71-year-old Leila Mae Dowdell was confined to a wheelchair and was found lying on the floor, leaning toward a bed in the front bedroom. <br>
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Fire fighters responded to the blaze at about 10:30 a.m, after the fire had already cut through the home's roof. <br>
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Columbus Fire Captain Greg Lang said an autopsy will be performed. It was unclear what caused the fire.
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