"Firefighters went to 1301 Poe St. shortly before 4 p.m. after 911 callers reported the fire and that there might be a victim inside the burning building, Berkeley Fire Department Deputy Chief Keith May said. When firefighters arrived there were flames and smoke coming from three sides of the building, May said. They forced their way into one unit home and found a woman's body within, May said."
"The other unit in the building had little fire damage, mostly smoke damage, May said. The resident who had been living in that unit was planning to go stay with a friend. The woman who died was in her 60s or 70s, according to her landlord, Steve Moros, who said the unit had been without electricity for months. Moros was working in the nearby Bancroft Community Garden he's the garden's coordinator when someone told him they saw smoke. He soon heard from a neighbor that it was his building and he rushed over."
Firefighters responded to 1301 Poe St. shortly before 4 p.m. after 911 callers reported a fire and a possible victim inside the building. Flames and smoke were coming from three sides of the duplex on arrival. Crews forced entry into one unit and discovered a woman's body, which paramedics were unable to revive; she was pronounced dead at the scene. The adjacent unit sustained mostly smoke damage and its resident planned to stay with a friend. The dead woman was in her 60s or 70s and her unit reportedly had been without electricity for months. The fire's cause remains under investigation and the victim's identity was not available.
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