Elderly Woman Dies In Christmas Day Kitchen Fire In Smithers, B.C.

The Canadian Press, 29 Dec, 2016 09:33 PM

SMITHERS, B.C. — A kitchen fire killed a woman in Smithers, B.C., on Christmas Day.

SMITHERS, B.C. — Officials have released the name of a woman who died following a kitchen fire in Smithers, B.C., on Christmas Day.

The BC Coroners Service says a neighbour found 87-year-old Mary Redman injured after the blaze.

The RCMP say the elderly victim was cooking some type of syrup on her stove on Sunday afternoon.

First responders were trying to determine exactly what happened.

Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames and paramedics rushed the woman to hospital.

The unnamed woman could not be revived and died a short time later.

Police and the coroners service are both investigating the death.

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