Woman dies after Central El Paso apartment fire

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A woman in her 50s died after an apartment fire in Central El Paso, the city's fire department said Thursday.

It happened at the Johnson Apartments on the 3600 block of Johnson Ave. It was reported just after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Fire crews arrived to find flames and smoke coming from the building. They were able to bring the fire under control and continue to look for hot spots.

There was a burned car outside the apartments and investigators are looking into a possible connection between the fire and car fire.

Red cross is helping one person who was displaced after the fire.