Husband, wife killed in Inverness house fire, neighbor says

INVERNESS, Ill. (WLS) -- Two people killed in a house fire Sunday night in the Northwest suburbs.

Firefighters in Inverness battled the flames and the snow, but were not able to save the people inside.

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A neighbor identified the victims as a husband and wife in their 80's.

It's not clear what started the fire.

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The fire marshal is investigating.

No other information has been released about the fire or the victims at this time.