By: Laura Soukkavong
Springfield – A woman rescued from her fourth-floor apartment during a fire Friday morning died of her injuries over the weekend, fire and law enforcement officials said.
An alarm brought Springfield firefighters to 75 Oswego Street shortly before 6 a.m. Inside the apartment, crews found the woman unresponsive and in cardiac arrest. firefighters carried her outside, and emergency medical technicians were able to restore her pulse on the way to a local hospital.
Firefighters kept the flames from spreading beyond the apartment. Investigators determined the fire began in the bedroom, but its cause remains under investigation.
The Springfield Arson & Bomb Squad and Springfield Police are investigation alongside State Police assigned to the State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Hampden District Attorney’s Office.