Elderly woman dies from smoke inhalation

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UMATILLA, Wash. - Authorities said an 86-year-old Umatilla woman died from smoke inhalation after a fire started in her apartment.

The woman's caregiver found the fire when she went to visit the woman this morning.

The fire started in a plastic trash can next to the victim's bed and was believed to be caused by a cigarette.

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