An 80-year-old woman died from injuries suffered from a fire while riding a motorized scooter outside of an Ely assisted living center, according to WCCO.
The woman was “fully engulfed” before staff were able to get her off the scooter, according to the Ely Police Department. She was airlifted to a Duluth hospital, but died from the burns.
The state fire marshal is investigating the death.
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