95-year-old woman dies in house fire in Panhandle

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PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Fire officials say a 95-year-old woman died in a fire at her Panama City Beach home.

An investigation continued Tuesday to determine what caused the fire at the duplex where Kirsten Bertolet lived.

Bay County Battalion Chief Darrel Wise says the roof collapsed on one side of the duplex because of the fire, which started Monday afternoon. The other side of the building was not affected.

The News Herald (http://bit.ly/1SwOt8c ) reports firefighters found the woman’s body after the fire was contained.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.

The fire marshal and the Bay County Sheriff’s Office are investigating.

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