TROY — A woman who died from her injuries after a house fire in Troy Wednesday has been identified.
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As News Center 7 previously reported, 8:20 a.m. crews were called to the 20 block of Westbrook Lane in Troy on reports of a house fire.
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A Miami County Dispatcher confirmed that Careflight was called to the scene after a person was rescued from the fire.
According to the fire department, the person later died at the hospital.
The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office identified the woman as 59-year-old Lisa Schwytzer.
The fire department found “smoking materials” and medical oxygen equipment at the scene of the fire, and said one of the leading causes of fire-related deaths is smoking.
Fire crews from Troy, Piqua, Elizabeth Township, and Covington helped to put out the fire.
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