The Brief
- Firefighters forced entry into a first-floor apartment on Highland Road Sunday evening after hearing an alarm and found a woman on a burning mattress.
- The woman, who has not yet been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene despite being quickly pulled from the unit by first responders.
- The fire was fully extinguished by 7:30 p.m. DFR investigators and the Medical Examiner are now working to determine both the cause of the fire and the cause of death.
DALLAS – Authorities are investigating after a woman was found dead on a burning mattress during an apartment fire in East Dallas on Sunday evening.
What we know:
Dallas Fire-Rescue crews were called to the apartment complex in the 2300 block of Highland Road around 6:40 p.m. after a fire alarm was heard coming from a first-floor unit.…