Woman, 84, killed in house fire on Chicago’s NW Side, police say

Elderly woman dies in Chicago house fire, police say

An elderly woman was found dead in a house fire on Chicago’s Northwest Side early Saturday morning.

CHICAGO - An elderly woman was found dead in a house fire on Chicago’s Northwest Side early Saturday morning.

What we know:

Police and fire crews responded to the house fire around 1:36 a.m. in the 1500 block of N. Bernard Street in Logan Square, according to the Chicago Police Department.

After crews put out the fire, they found the 84-year-old woman inside the home and unresponsive.

She was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

No other injuries were reported.

What we don't know:

Officials had no further details on the cause of the fire. 

The woman has not been identified.

The Chicago Fire Department is investigating the fire.