CHEVY CHASE, Md. (7 News) — A woman who died Friday morning after she went back inside her burning home in Chevy Chase to save her cat has been identified as 55-year-old Karen Elsa Carsten, police said.
Montgomery County police announced Monday they were teaming up with fire investigators to conduct a death investigation.
Police added that no foul play was currently suspected in Carsten’s death.
When firefighters arrived on the scene of the fire shortly before 6 a.m. Friday they found heavy flames spreading across multiple floors of the single-family home, along with arcing power lines and fire extending into the garage, officials initially reported…