Colonie woman dies in fire
Police officers attempted to rescue victim but smoke was too thick
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Truck number 3 inside the Fuller Road Fire Department in Colonie Tuesday afternoon May 3, 2011. Fuller Road responded to a fatal fire on Dec. 19, 2020 in Colonie. (John Carl D Annibale / Times Union)John Carl D Annibale
COLONIE An 85-year-old woman died in a fire on Colleen Drive Saturday night.
Colonie police said two people returned home around 5:51 p.m. to find the upstairs of their house on fire. Patrol officers Aaron Hanley and Amanda Paris, who were first on scene, attempted to enter the house after learning a resident was still inside, but were driven back by smoke and heat.