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Fire in rural Pott. County claims 1 life Sat. night

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June 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

One person died, two others escaped injury during a house fire Saturday night in rural Pottawattamie County. The  Omaha World-Herald reports a woman died of fire-related injuries suffered during the blaze at a home east of Council Bluffs near Hackberry Road and 245th Street. The fire was reported at around 7-p.m.  Two other people escaped the home.

An autopsy was scheduled for the victim. Authorities have not released the woman’s name or age. A State Fire Marshal’s Office investigation was incomplete Sunday.