ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team 
Saturday, November 8, 2025 2:16PM
A woman was found dead in a Washington Park fire in the 5300-block of South Calumet Avenue on Saturday morning, the Chicago Police Department said.
CHICAGO (WLS) — A woman was found dead inside a burning South Side home on Saturday morning, Chicago police said.
Officers responded to a call about an apartment fire in the Washington Park neighborhood’s 5300-block of South Calumet Avenue just after 5 a.m.
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Chicago Fire Department firefighters extinguished the fire, police said.
First responders found an unresponsive woman, who was pronounced dead on the scene.
No other injuries were reported.
Detectives are conducting a death investigation, and autopsy results are pending.
What caused the fire was not immediately clear.
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