UPDATE: Woman killed in Benton County house fire identified

A person is dead in a fire at 5801 Arkansas 94, between Rogers and Pea Ridge, said Marc Trollinger, Benton County Fire Marshal.

Keshia Guyll, spokeswoman for the Benton County Sheriff's Office, identified the dead woman as Eva Simpson, 84. Guyll said she was the only one home when the fire broke out.

Investigators entered the trailer home about 4 p.m. after a final sweep by firefighters. The fire was reported at 2:27 p.m., Trollinger said. Neighbors drove past and reported the fire. Another bystander used a garden hose to put out most of the fire. The man was hospitalized for burns and smoke inhalation, Trollinger said.

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