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Fire In Sauk Village Leaves 1 Woman Dead, Firefighter Injured

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A woman died in a house fire in south suburban Sauk Village Sunday night.

According to fire officials, an "unattended smoking material" started a fire at the house on 223rd Street, just before 9 p.m.

A woman died in the home.

One firefighter was knocked back from an explosion and suffered a muscle injury.

The firefighter was treated at a hospital in Dyer, Indiana.

The house is now boarded up due to the damage.

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