One woman has died after a house fire in McAlister in Benton Harbor Monday night. Public safety was called to the home in the 11-hundred block a few minutes before 7 p.m. and noticed heavy smoke and flames from the downstairs apartment. Benton Harbor and St. Joseph officers found the woman on the first floor after being told by witnesses there was still someone inside and she was rushed to an ambulance. She died at Spectrum Health Lakeland around 9:40 pm. Investigators say they don’t yet know the cause of the blaze but the Michigan State Police Fire Investigators, assisted by BHDPS Fire Marshal, are still working on it. The name of the victim is not being released at this time.
