Woman dies after Gary house fire

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A woman died Wednesday morning after a house fire in northwest Indiana.

Lennys Swanson, 59, was pronounced dead at her home in the 4200 block of Martin Luther King Drive in Gary at 1:50 a.m., according to the Lake County coroner’s office.

Her cause and manner of death were pending, according to the coroner’s office.

A Gary police spokeswoman declined to provide additional information, citing the ongoing investigation by the Indiana State Fire Marshal.

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