Elderly woman dies in Polk County fire
BARTOW, Fla. (AP) - Officials say a 72-year-old woman is dead following an early morning fire in central Florida.
A Polk County news release says a 39-year-old woman, a 48-year-old man and a 74-year-old man were able to get out of the burning home in unincorporated Auburndale early Tuesday.
Spokesman Kevin Watler says three dogs also lived at the home, but only one has been found. That dog wasn't injured.
Watler says the fire had engulfed the manufactured home by the time firefighters arrived just before 4:30 a.m.
The victim has been identified as Alvina VanGorder. An autopsy will be conducted to determine Mrs. VanGorder's exact cause of death.
The Bureau of Fire and Arson will investigate the fire. The Polk County Sheriff's Office will handle the death investigation.