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Woman Dies After Being Pulled from Burning Condo in Atlanta

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ATLANTA (AP) — Fire officials say a 37-year-old Atlanta woman has died after firefighters managed to pull her from a burning condominium.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (on-ajc.com/1QcHWhf) reports the woman died Sunday night at Grady Memorial Hospital. The Fulton County medical examiner's office identified her Monday as Rachel Thorn.

Atlanta fire department spokesman Cortez Stafford says firefighters arrived at the Pharr Manor Condominiums early Sunday to find flames shooting from two condos. Firefighters were told a woman living on the second floor was missing, and they found Thorn inside her second-floor unit.

Fire officials say they suspect a grease fire in the kitchen of the unit below Thorn's condo started the blaze.