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Body Of Woman Found After House Fire In New Bedford

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — The body of a woman has been found after an early morning house fire in New Bedford.

Firefighters responded to Sycamore Street just before 3 a.m. on Saturday and found flames coming from the back of the house and spreading to the roof.

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Fire tore through this New Bedford home. (Photo credit: WPRI)

WPRI-TV reports the woman's body was found inside the home on the floor.

The cause of the fire and the name of the woman have not been released.

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