Woman killed in apartment fire at Gaithersburg retirement community

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - A woman was killed after a fire broke out at a retirement community apartment complex in Montgomery County.

The fire was reported around 6 a.m. on Friday at the Asbury Methodist Village retirement community on Russell Avenue in Gaithersburg.

Firefighters found the woman on the 6th floor of the high-rise building. She was initially transported with critical injuries. She later died at a nearby hospital.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.