A 73-year-old woman died in a Wednesday morning, Oct. 22, residential structure fire in Mercer County.

Eleanor (Kitt) Samuels was pronounced dead at 9:50 a.m. after crews found her while extinguishing the house fire on Beechwood Avenue in Farrell, according to Mercer County coroner John A. Libonati.

He said the cause and manner of death are pending a further forensic evaluation, but no foul play is suspected.

The City of Farrell Fire Department and Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshall are investigating the cause of the fire.

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