Fumigation Kills Resident

Police said they found nothing to suggest foul play in the death of a woman who was heard screaming from inside a building being fumigated.

Linda Williams, 37, died at a hospital Monday after being pulled from her condominium several hours after the fumigation had begun.

Police Lt. Mike Hurley said it appeared that the fumigation company workers had followed regulations about warning residents and searching the building before pumping the toxic gas into the 30-unit condominium complex in the North Park neighborhood.

Hurley said it was unclear whether Williams was overlooked during the workers’ search or whether she went into her unit after the three-story structure had been tented.

The tent had an airtight seal, Hurley said, which could have prevented Williams from escaping. “It just seems like a tragic accident,” Hurley said.