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2 dead, 1 firefighter injured after house fire in Dallas

House fire in northeast Dallas kills one, injures another
House fire in northeast Dallas kills one, injures another 00:25

DALLAS - Two people are dead and a firefighter is recovering after crews battled an early Monday morning house fire in northeast Dallas, officials said. 

Dallas Fire-Rescue said firefighters were called to a one-story home on Boedeker Street before 6 a.m. after 911 calls reported fire conditions inside the garage, in the back of the home. 

DFR said the fire was in its advanced stages and firefighters had to fight the fire from the outside. Before pulling out of the home, firefighters removed two residents. 

The residents received medical attention before being taken to local hospitals in critical condition. One person, a 90-year-old woman, died at the hospital on Monday. The other person, a man in his 70s, died from his injuries the following day.

A firefighter was also taken to the hospital after suffering a lower leg injury while working to put out the fire. DFR said his injuries were non-life-threatening and he was released from the hospital later on Monday. Officials said three other residents from an adjoining duplex were not injured. 

According to DFR, the cause of the fire will be listed as undetermined pending the medical examiner's final ruling on the victims' cause of death.

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