The Chicago Fire Department released a preliminary cause of the house fire that left a 78-year-old woman dead.
The Chicago Fire Department has named a preliminary cause of the fatal Chicago house fire that broke out on Sunday.CFD spokesman Larry Langford said that smoking materials and oxygen were a contributing factor in the fatal fire at a home on North Odell Avenue.About 11 a.m., officials responded to a fire at a home in the 3800-block of North Odell Avenue, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
A woman in her 70s was found and pronounced dead, according to fire officials. Two others declined treatment at the scene.ABC7 Chicago contributed to this report.
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