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Woman dies after fire on Grand Rapids' NW side

Posted at 6:47 AM, Mar 09, 2020
and last updated 2020-03-09 10:50:30-04

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Firefighters are investigating a house fire that broke out early Monday morning.

It happened around 6 a.m. at a home on Jennette Avenue between 10th and 11th streets in Grand Rapids.

A resident nearby said she woke up to their neighbors house on fire.

The Grand Rapids Fire Department's chief says a woman in her 40's died after the fire. A man is hospitalized in serious condition.

No word on what sparked the fire but there was a heavy police presence and multiple firefighters were called in to assist.