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Elderly Ashtabula County woman dies in house fire

The incident, which occurred around 2:15 p.m., remains under investigation.
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A 68-year-old Ashtabula County woman has died after her home caught fire Tuesday afternoon.

Officials say firefighters found Betty Janson in the bedroom of her Griggs Road home in Sheffield Twp. She had been sitting in her wheelchair, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The preliminary cause of death id smoke inhalation, according to the Ashtabula County Coroner's Office.

The incident, which occurred around 2:15 p.m., remains under investigation.

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