Fatal fire caused by 'careless smoking'

The woman killed in a house fire on Lockhaven Drive on Tuesday died of burns and smoke inhalation, the El Paso County coroner ruled Wednesday.

Authorities haven't released the name of the woman who died in the blaze at 2226 Lockhaven Drive, which was started by "careless smoking," the Colorado Springs Fire Department said.

A neighbor called to report the fire at 1:45 p.m., and firefighters arrived at 1:52 p.m.

The woman was not breathing when firefighters found her. They performed CPR and took her to Memorial Hospital, where she was in critical condition before being pronounced dead at 2:37 p.m.

The fire, the eighth in the past two weeks in Colorado Springs, caused an estimated $100,000 in damage.