Dead body found in bedroom after Bolingbrook house fire, authorities say

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (WLS) -- One person was killed in a house fire Monday morning in west suburban Bolingbrook, fire officials said.

Firefighters said they saw heavy smoke and flames coming from the attic at a house on South Orchard Drive.

The person was found dead in a back bedroom.

Investigators are trying to figure out how the fire started.

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