Fire causes death of Cedar Rapids woman Thursday

A fire on Thursday evening caused the death of a Cedar Rapids woman, according to the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.

At 5:22 p.m., firefighters responded to a multi-unit residential fire in the 3800 block of Bluebird Drive SW, where an attached garage was fully involved.

A public safety news release from the city said that an elderly man was alerted to the fire from smoke alarms and an elderly woman was exposed to smoke as she attempted to escape.

Firefighters and ambulance personnel treated the woman on the scene. She was transported to a hospital and pronounced deceased after a short time.

Officials have not yet released the name of the victim.

The fire was under control in less than an hour and the cause is under investigation.