According to a report from ABC7, the Chicago (IL) Fire Department (CFD) said a 54-year-old woman died South Side house fire early Wednesday morning.
The fire erupted in the home in the 300-block of West 108th Street at around 6:40 a.m.
CFD Battalion Chief Barry Temple said fire crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the first floor of the two-story home.
CFD members searched the structure after receiving a report of one person trapped. They eventually discovered the deceased woman in a first-floor bedroom.
A tenant who lived on the second floor escaped to safety, Temple said.
The cause of the incident is now under investigation.
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