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Fatal house fire in southeast Calgary

 One person has died following a house fire in southeast Calgary.

The blaze broke out around 7:30 pm. on Monday, in the 200 block of Dovely Place southeast.

Two people managed to escape, but a third person didn’t make it out of the home.

Fire crews found victim dead inside a bedroom.

Neighbours tells Global News the victim was a senior with MS, who was blind and used a wheelchair. 

Her husband apparently tried to save the woman, along with neighbours who used a garden hose to try dousing the flames.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, and officials say there was heavy smoke damage throughout the house.
 

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