Woman Dies After Effort To Move Smoldering Couch Out Of Apartment Blocks Door

January 3, 2007 Texas - Instead of leaving the building, two men inadvertently blocked an exit in a fatal apartment fire Tuesday, leading officials to say a woman's death was preventable. One woman died and at least three people were injured -- including two who jumped from a second-story window -- in the fire at Concord Homes in the 2000 block of Cottonwood Street. Investigators said a cigarette on a couch likely started the fire. Smoke alarms woke at least one resident, who with another man tried ...