Cops are investigating the death of a 73-year-old woman whose body was discovered as firefighters evacuated a Bronx apartment building during a massive fire, officials said Saturday.

The woman was found inside a sixth-floor apartment of the Sheridan Ave. building near E. 172nd St. in the Concourse section of the Bronx after the four-alarm blaze broke out around 3 p.m. Friday.

The blaze started on the same floor, extended into the space between the ceiling and the building’s roof, and damaged two apartments. However, the home where the dead woman was found hadn’t been touched by any flames, FDNY Deputy Chief Joseph Duggan said at a Friday night press conference.

There was no apparent trauma to the body, an NYPD police source said. It wasn’t clear how long the victim had been dead and

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