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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Isabel Keane

89-year-old woman dies after train blocked emergency crews from responding to house fire

It took firefighters seven minutes to reach a fire at the home in Lockland, Ohio (pictured) where an elderly woman was stuck inside - (Google Maps)

An elderly woman in Ohio has died after a train blocked first responders from reaching her during a house fire, officials said.

Marian Haefner, 89, died Sunday after a fire broke out at her home in Lockland, 12 miles north of Cincinnati.

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