78-year-old woman dies after overnight fire in northwest Atlanta

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ATLANTA — A woman has died following a house fire in northwest Atlanta, officials say.

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Around 12:19 a.m. Atlanta firefighters were called to a home in the 1100 block of 7th Street in northwest Atlanta.

Fire crews rescued a woman from the home. According to officials, she did have a pulse, when she was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.

The fire was extinguished around 7 a.m.

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The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department said the woman died from injuries sustained in the fire. Family members identified the victim as 78-year-old Mamie Farley.

Investigators are working to learn what caused the fire.

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