BEAUMONT, Texas — A 50-year-old woman died after a house fire Sunday evening in Vidor despite rescue efforts by firefighters and emergency crews, according to authorities.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded at about 5:36 p.m. Sept. 21 to the 1500 block of Cheyenne Street following reports of a possible structure fire and medical emergency. When they arrived, the Vidor Fire Department was already on scene working to contain the flames.

Firefighters from Orange County Emergency Service District One reported they initially responded to the single-wide manufactured home at about 5:11 p.m. and found it engulfed in heavy smoke and flames. Crews entered the home, extinguished the fire and located a victim inside.

The woman, identified as Windy Ann Norris, was removed fr

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