Firefighters responded to the home on Marshfield Avenue near 142nd Street.
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It appears the roof collapsed and little else remains of the structure besides the burnt walls.
The Cook County Medical Examiner confirms a death but no information has been released yet about the victim.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.