Woman trapped in bedroom dies in Paulding County house fire

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A woman was killed in a late morning house fire in Dallas on Memorial Day, according to Paulding County Fire and Rescue.

Emergency crews responded to Legend Drive around 10:36 a.m. after a man called 911 explaining that his wife, who was disabled, was trapped in their bedroom.

Upon arrival, firefighters saw heavy black smoke coming from the house, Paulding County Fire and Rescue said.

During the search, firefighters found the 62-year-old woman unconscious in the back of the bedroom, according to fire officials.

Firefighters brought the woman to the yard area of the house and tried to render aid, however, she died at the scene, investigators told Atlanta News First.

Paulding County Fire & Rescue, Paulding County Sheriff’s Office and the State of Georgia’s Fire Marshal’s Office are looking into the cause of the fire.

Fire officials did not release the identity of the woman killed.