WENGNews writes, "A FIRE IN THE RIVERWALK MOBILE HOME PARK EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING HAS APPARENTLY CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A WOMAN. ACCORDING TO PUBLISHED REPORTED AND 911 REPORTING, THE FIRE STARTED AT AROUND 2:15AM, AND WAS CONFINED TO A SINGLE MOBILE HOME ON THE PROPERTY. NORTH PORT FIRE RESCUE ASSISTED SARASOTA COUNTY FIRE RESCUE AND DEPUTIES IN FIGHTING THE FIRE, WHICH PRODUCED HEAVY SMOKE. FIREFIGHTERS FOUND A YET TO BE IDENTIFIED SIXTY YEAR OLD WOMAN IN A BEDROOM. SHE WAS PULLED FROM THE FIRE, BUT ATTEMPTS TO REVIVE HER WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE WILL PERFORM AN AUTOPSY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF DEATH OF THE 60 YEAR OLD WOMAN, WHOSE NAME IS BEING WITHHELD PENDING NOTIFICATION OF THE NEXT OF KIN. THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, ALTHOUGH ONE PUBLISHED REPORT SAYS THEY DO NOT SUSPECT FOUL PLAY. CALLS TO PAUL DEZZI, THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER FOR SARASOTA FIRE AND RESCUE WERE NOT RETURNED."
