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Philly fire leaves one dead

A 26-year-old woman was killed in a fire that started in her apartment in Northeast Philadelphia Saturday night.

A 26-year-old woman was killed in a fire that started in her apartment in Northeast Philadelphia Saturday night.

The 9:30 p.m. fire was confined to the bathroom of the victim's first-floor apartment in the 600 block of Waterview Lane, off Woodhaven Road, said Deputy Fire Chief Joseph Picozzi. The apartment is in one of several three-story buildings in the St. Ives apartment complex.

Picozzi did not immediately release the identify of the victim. The cause of the fire, which was brought under control in 20 minutes, is under investigation.