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One person killed in fire at assisted-living facility in Rancho Cordova

Woman critically injured in fire at Rancho Cordova assisted-living facility
Woman critically injured in fire at Rancho Cordova assisted-living facility 00:30


RANCHO CORDOVA - One person has died after being burned at an assisted-living facility in Rancho Cordova.

According to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, Sacramento Metro Fire personnel and sheriff's deputies responded to a fire that broke out at Golden Pond Retirement Community along Mayhew Road. A woman was sitting in her chair at her residence when she fell asleep while holding a lit cigarette, according to Sacramento Metro Fire. The cigarette caught her blanket and clothing on fire. 

The woman was then transported to the hospital with life-threatening burns and later died.

No further information about the incident is available. 

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