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Woman killed, firefighter hurt during Kansas house blaze

Tuesday morning fatal fire at 810 Wellington Road -photo courtesy Nick Krug Lawrence Journal World

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a woman was killed and a firefighter injured during a blaze at a house in Lawrence, Kansas.

The city’s fire department said in a news release that firefighters managed to pull the woman from the burning, one-story home about 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, but she died at the scene. Her name was not immediately released.

The city said a firefighter sustained a minor injury.

There was no immediate word on what may have sparked the fire.

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