PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A woman was killed Tuesday night in a fire in Philadelphia's Cobbs Creek neighborhood.
The fire began at about 9 p.m. in the 500 block of South 57th Street.
According to officials, flames were showing from the roof of a two-story home.
A person was reportedly trapped on the second floor, officials said.
The fire was brought under control in about 20 minutes, but officials said a woman in her 70s was killed in the blaze.
Officials are investigating the cause of the fire and how the victim died.