LAMAR, Mo. (AP) — A southwestern Missouri woman died over the weekend in a house fire after she ran back into the burning home to try to save a pet, police there said.
Police said the fire broke out Saturday morning in a home in Lamar, television station KYTV reported. Two residents of the home, 71-year-old Betty Jo Parker and 67-year-old William Parker, escaped the flames, but Betty Jo Parker ran back into the home for her pet and was overcome by smoke, officials said.
Police and firefighters who were called to the scene around 6 a.m. Saturday found the home already engulfed in flames.
William Parker was taken to a hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
Lamar is about 58 miles (93.3 kilometers) northwest of Springfield.
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