Neighbors recall 'kind-hearted' mom killed in Fayetteville apartment fire
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Authorities are investigating a deadly apartment fire in Fayetteville that killed a 35-year-old woman and critically injured a 1-year-old child.
The fire broke out around 1 p.m. Monday at the Kensington Place Apartments off Yadkin Road. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke coming from a second-floor unit and rushed to rescue two people inside, according to emergency officials.
The Cumberland County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as Porsha Quarles, 35. A 1-year-old girl, identified by neighbors as Quarles' daughter, was transported to the hospital and remains in critical condition.
She had a heart of gold.- neighbor, on Porsha Quarles
Emergency radio traffic indicated firefighters performed CPR on an infant at the scene.
Neighbors said they called 911 after noticing smoke coming from the unit.
"She was a kind-hearted person," one neighbor said of Quarles. "She had a heart of gold."
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The Fayetteville Fire Department said the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Fire officials confirmed the apartment complex underwent a fire inspection earlier this year in February and passed with no violations.
