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Woman found dead in house fire on Chicago's South Side

A death investigation is underway for a woman who was found dead after a house fire in Chicago's Washington Park neighborhood early Saturday morning. 

Chicago police said emergency crews responded to the fire in the 5300 block of South Calumet Avenue just after 5 a.m. After firefighters extinguished the fire, police said a woman was found unresponsive. 

Police said the woman was pronounced dead. The victim has not been identified. 

Detectives are conducting a death investigation. 

The cause of the fire is also under investigation.   

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