82-year-old woman dies in Henderson house fire
An 82-year-old woman, a dog and a rabbit died in a house fire Tuesday morning in Henderson.
The Henderson Fire Department was dispatched to a single-story house on fire on the 500 block of Grimsby Avenue, near Sunset Road and Stephanie Street, around 6:30 a.m., the department said.
The woman was taken to University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, and a 55-year-old man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the department said.
The Clark County coroner’s office identified the woman as Josephine Woodruff of Henderson. Her cause and manner of death were still pending Tuesday afternoon.
Another 11 people were displaced by the fire, which caused an estimated $280,000 in damage. The department said the accidental fire started in the kitchen.
Contact Alexis Ford at aford@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0335. Follow @alexisdford on Twitter. Review-Journal reporter Sabrina Schnur contributed to this report.
