STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – A woman died after a house fire Tuesday morning in the 42800 block of Hanks Lane in Sterling Heights.
The 93-year-old woman was rushed to a hospital after firefighters found the home fully engulfed. She was alone in the home at the time, except for two cats who did not make it out alive.
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Ed Miller, an assistant fire chief with the Sterling Heights Fire Department, said drivers on Mound Road first spotted the fire about 4:40 a.m.
"They saw smoke and flames, so that's how we were notified about it," said Miller.
Miller said the fire was well underway when firefighters arrived. He said the house was smoke-filled and as they were pulling the woman out of the home the room that she was in ignited.
Fire investigators believe the cause of the fire was an unattended cooking accident, which quickly spread throughout the home. The woman was attempting to escape the fire when she was overcome.
"Our thoughts are with the family as they struggle with this tragedy," said Fire Chief Chris Martin.