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Woman found dead after mattress fire on South Side of Chicago

A woman was found dead in a house fire Tuesday afternoon in the Washington Heights neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.

There was a large emergency response to the fire shortly after 4:15 p.m. in the 9400 block of South Lowe Avenue.

Sources said one woman was found dead after a mattress fire that was quickly extinguished.

The victim's name has not been released.

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