"Preliminary findings suggest smoking likely caused this accidental fire," Ely Police Department said, identifying the victim as Marjorie Jane Hible

Flames fatally engulfed an 80-year-old woman on a motorized scooter at a Minnesota nursing home, according to police. First responders received a 911 call around 4:40 p.m., Jan. 6, about a fire at the Boundary Waters Care Center in Ely, the Ely Police Department said in a news release.

An 80-year-old woman died Monday after suffering severe burns in a fire outside of an assisted living facility in northern Minnesota, police say.

An 80-year-old woman died after catching fire while on a motorized scooter outside an Ely nursing home Monday, according to authorities. The Ely Police Department said the incident happened just before 4:40 p.