WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say two women are dead after a fire at the Garden Terrace retirement apartments in Wenatchee.
A Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman in Seattle says Myrna Hansen died Tuesday evening. She had been in critical condition in Harborview’s burn unit. Wenatchee Fire Marshal Mark Yaple says the Monday evening fire started in Hansen’s fourth-floor apartment. He says it started near a couch by a baseboard heater.
Chelan County Coroner Wayne Harris says 87-year-old Elsie Reiswig, who also lived at the Garden Terrace, died Tuesday morning at Central Washington Hospital. He says she suffered an apparent heart attack after being evacuated during the fire and going out to dinner with family members. Harris tells the Wenatchee World that because of her age, the fire was probably a stressor that caused her heart to fail.
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Information from: The Wenatchee World, http://www.wenatcheeworld.com
