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One woman is dead following an overnight house fire in Garrett. 

GARRETT, Ill. (WAND) - One woman is dead following an overnight house fire in Garrett Thursday.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office said officers responded to a reported house fire just after 2 a.m. at 301 South West 3rd Street. 

First responders arrived to find the one-story home heavily on fire. 

The Sheriff's Office said that a woman, later identified as 42-year-old Jennifer Chandler, was found dead inside the home. 

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

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