The Blotter

Fatal fire at senior center

A 63-year-old woman has died in a fire at a senior center in Southwest Washington. Around 11:20 p.m. Monday, firefighters were called to the Greenleaf Senior Apartments on the 1200 block of Delaware Avenue and encountered a blaze at a fourth-floor apartment, said D.C. fire spokesman Pete Piringer. Firefighters rescued a woman suffering from burns and possible smoke inhalation from the room and took her to a hospital, where she died, Piringer said. The fire was put out in about 15 minutes, and the damage was listed at about $25,000.