Young boy, woman die after suburban Chicago house fire
Posted February 14, 2020 6:00 am
MINOOKA, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago house fire early Friday killed a young boy and a 57-year-old woman, authorities said.
Wavelyn Fitch, 5, was pronounced dead at the scene of the fire in Minooka at 2:35 a.m., the Will County Coroner's Office said.
Susan M. Weber died at a hospital, the Grundy County Coroner's Office said. Two other occupants of the home also were taken to a hospital for treatment, the office said.
Firefighters were called to the fire about 1 a.m. Friday.
Minooka straddles the Will-Grundy county line 40 miles (64 kilometers) southwest of Chicago.
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