87-Year-Old Woman Injured In Munhall Fire Dies

MUNHALL (KDKA/AP) -- An 87-year-old woman taken to the hospital following a fire in Munhall has died.

County officials say Elizabeth Dell passed away Friday at UPMC Mercy Hospital.

Dell was injured Dec. 16 when flames consumed the Parkview Towers in the 100 block of Caroline Street.

Officials have not released the cause and manner of her death.

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She is the second fatality. Richard Miller, 61, was also killed.

Half a dozen people were injured.

The complex for elderly and disabled residents is run by the United Methodist Church Union. The Rev. Larry Homitsky, the group's spokesman, says 84 people lived in the seven-story building.

Most have been staying with friends or relatives, though some have moved or are living elsewhere temporarily while crews clean up smoke damage. Homitsky says the group hopes residents can return sometime next week.

The fire's cause is under investigation.

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