READING, MASS. (WHDH) - A woman who was found unconscious in a burning apartment in Reading earlier this week has died, authorities announced Thursday.
Firefighters responding to a reported fire at 1 High St. around 3:30 a.m. on Monday found flames shooting from the windows of a third-floor apartment in the rear of the building.
Crews rushed into the building and found one victim by the door and a second further inside, according to Reading Fire Chief Gregory Burns.
Christina Gordon, 38, of Reading, died at the hospital on Wednesday, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said.
The second victim, a 67-year-old man, remains hospitalized with serious injuries.
The remaining residents inside the 12-unit building were evacuated as firefighters extinguished the four-alarm blaze.
The American Red Cross is assisting those who were displaced.
The State Fire Marshal’s Office is assisting Reading police and fire with an investigation.
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