Woman killed as fire engulfs Bedford home

A woman was killed in a fire that engulfed a Bedford home on Friday.

Firefighters received a fire call about 12:15 p.m. about a house in the 100 block of Coffee Tavern Road and arrived at the residence about three minutes later, said Natalie Foster, city of Bedford spokeswoman.

When firefighters got inside they found an elderly female, Foster said. Within five minutes of their arrival, firefighters and paramedics removed the woman her from the house and had started performing lifesaving measures, Foster said.

The woman was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas where she was pronounced dead, Foster said.

Firefighters took defensive measures, spraying a nearby house with water so that the fire would not spread, Foster said.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Mitch Mitchell: 817-390-7752, @mitchmitchel3

This story was originally published March 16, 2018 at 7:30 PM with the headline "Woman killed as fire engulfs Bedford home."