Pittsfield Woman Dies After Being Rescued From Structure Fire

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The woman who was rescued when her home caught fire on Monday has died. 

 

The Berkshire District Attorney's Office confirmed on Tuesday that Susan Steenstrup, 67, died after she was pulled from the blaze at 1 Marlboro Drive. The cause of death has not been confirmed.

 

Steenstrup was found on the second-floor by firefighters who responded to the blaze at about 6:45 p.m. She was taken by County Ambulance to Berkshire Medical Center. 

 

The two-story, 1930s home is coned off and shows signs of the emergency response such as a broken front window where crews entered to rescue Steenstrup. The fire was reported to have spread from the kitchen and a cause has not yet been determined.

 

Steenstrup was the only occupant at the time. The home had been in her family since at least the 1960s.