Authorities investigating what led to apartment fire that killed 65-year-old woman in Tarrant By WBRC Staff | January 15, 2021 at 8:25 AM CST - Updated January 15 at 9:49 AM TARRANT, Ala. (WBRC) - A 65-year-old woman died Friday morning after a fire inside her Tarrant apartment. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office says crews responding to the 900 block of Overton Avenue just before 1 a.m. Friday for a report of smoke. Crews found Doris Duncan inside the apartment from where the smoke was coming from. She died at the scene. Officials are investigating what led to the fire. Copyright 2021