A woman died after firefighters rescued her from an overnight fire Monday, Oct. 26, at the Plaza Hills complex near East 46th Street and South 55th East Avenue in Tulsa.
The Tulsa Fire Department said firefighters responded just after 12:30 a.m. and found heavy flames coming from a two-story building, according to Fox 23. KRMG reported crews arrived "a little after midnight" at the complex on 46th Street near Skelly Drive. The fire was under control within about 20 minutes, the fire department said.
Firefighters rescued the woman from the building and performed CPR, but she later died, the Tulsa Police Department confirmed. The medical condition of other occupants was not available, according to KTUL.
Fox 23 and KTUL described Plaza Hills as an apartment complex. KRMG described it as a condominium complex.
Andy Little, a Tulsa Fire Department official, told Fox 23 the death marked the third fire fatality in recent weeks.
"We really hope that the community pays attention and understand that you have to have a working smoke alarm," Little said.
Little said it was unclear whether the unit had a working smoke alarm. He said apartment complexes are responsible for supplying smoke alarms to tenants. Homeowners or renters who need a smoke alarm can call the Tulsa Fire Department to have one installed, Little said. He stressed that the department will also supply alarms to apartment residents whose complexes have not provided them.
Fire crews searched the building and confirmed no other occupants remained inside. Neighboring units were evacuated as a precaution.
Damage was confined to the affected apartment area, officials said. Its extent and the number of displaced residents had not been confirmed in Monday’s report. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
