Montgomery County fire officials say a house fire claimed the life of a 79-year-old woman in Douglass Township Saturday.
The fire was reported around 3:15 p.m. at a home on the 200 block of Niantic Road. Esther Bauer died in the blaze, according to investigators.
Police say the fire may have started in the victim's electric recliner.
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