89-year-old woman dead after house fire in Hyde Park

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - An elderly woman died in a house fire Thursday morning in Hyde Park.

Memphis Fire Department responded to the fire on Meagher Street near Jackson Avenue just after 1:30 a.m.

Odessa Ray, 89, was taken to the hospital where she later died.

Firefighters said the cause of the fire is unknown, but it started in the hallway leading to the bedroom.

The estimated building loss is $22,500, and the content loss is $30,000.

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