ST. TAMMANY PARISH - A woman who was caught in a brush fire and rescued by firefighters died in a hospital on Sunday. 

According to the State Fire Marshal's Office, an 84-year-old woman was burning trash outside her home on Sunday when she fell into the fire. Around 1 p.m., a deputy spotted the fire while driving along LA-25 and pulled over to investigate. 

The woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition, where she later died. An autopsy is being done to determine the cause of death. 

The fire did spread to a neighbor's property but fire crews were able to contain and extinguish the flames.